Tag Archives: Meteorology

70th Anniversary of the LG Groves Memorial Awards

Posted on 21 September, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

The LG Groves Awards were set up in September 1946 in memory of Sergeant Louis Grimble Groves who died on 10 September 1945. Before the modern technology or satellites that we use today, weather data needed to be collected in … Continue reading →

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A tour of global meteorology in 50, 30-second topics

Posted on 12 August, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Every day there will be an article published somewhere in the world about life-threatening weather or a changing global climate. We’re not short of news content, occasionally spiced with a liberal dose of hyperbole. However, until now there have been … Continue reading →

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A celebration of women in science and meteorology

Posted on 8 March, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Whether it’s working at the cutting edge of climate or meteorological science, or forecasting and informing the public and our customers about the changing dynamics of the weather, women are at the heart of the Met Office and meteorology. The … Continue reading →

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Competition and offer: Weather Wonders and Extraordinary Weather books

Posted on 11 October, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

To celebrate the launch of Extraordinary Weather we are offering the chance to win a copy of both Extraordinary Weather and Weather Wonders. If you would like to buy the book, there’s also two special offers available to Met Office blog readers. … Continue reading →

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How do you like your weather summary?

Posted on 12 September, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

For the last few months, we have created weather summary videos using satellite imagery and pressure charts, along with our climate summary, to explain the weather we’ve seen in the UK over the past month. We’ve experimented with two different formats … Continue reading →

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Walkers crisps work with Met Office for latest promotion

Posted on 21 October, 2010 by Met Office Press Office

Walkers crisps are launching a new promotion at the moment highlighting the importance of the British weather for their potatoes.  The promotion allows the public, having got a voucher code from a packet of Walkers crisps, to log on to the … Continue reading →

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