Tag Archives: NASA

New eye in the sky to help UK weather forecasts

Posted on 20 November, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

A new weather satellite is circling the earth. The JPSS-1 satellite, launched this weekend (18 November 2017) will provide a huge array of observational, near real-time, data which will be shared with US national and international partners including the Met … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged earth observation, EUMETSAT, Great Storm of 1987, meteorological satellites, NASA, NOAA, Satellite imagery, satellites, Weather satellite, wildfires, WMO | 2 Comments

2015 likely to be the warmest on record

Posted on 25 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

This year’s global average surface temperature is likely to be the warmest on record according to data from the Met Office, and is expected to continue the trend showing 15 of the top 16 warmest years have happened since 2001. … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate, climate change, climate science, El Nino, global average temperatures, global temperature, global warming, hadcrut4, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, NASA, NASA GISS, NOAA, record, statistics, temperature, WMO, World Meteorological Organization | 38 Comments

Intense storm threatens Sydney

Posted on 22 April, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Parts of New South Wales in southeast Australia have had severe flooding and wind damage over the past few days due to an intense low pressure system. Parts of the region have already seen more than 300mm (around a foot) … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, evacuation, flood, NASA, New South Wales, NSW, rain, rainfall, Storm, sydney, weather | 2 Comments

NASA Space Apps Challenge – Global winners announced

Posted on 23 May, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

The NASA Space Apps Challenge winners have been announced and the T-10 challenge from the Met Office event in London has won the Most Inspiring Award. The idea of T-10 was to create an app that could be used in … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office in the Media | Tagged International Space Station, iss, Met Office, NASA, space apps, Space Apps Challenge, tim peake | Comments Off

Update: Met Office keeping a close eye on space weather

Posted on 17 May, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Updated on 20th May 2013 The recent activity on the Sun has now decreased back to levels we would normally expect at this point in time, close to a maximum of the 11-year solar cycle. This follows a period where … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged coronal mass ejection, may, Met Office, NASA, radiation, solar, solar flare, space, space weather, Sun | 2 Comments

Met Office keeping a close eye on space weather

Posted on 16 May, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

The Met Office will be keeping a close eye on the Sun over the coming days after a recent surge in its activity. It’s fairly common for eruptions from the Sun (often called “space weather”) to occur, and these are … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged British Geological Survey, cme, coronal mass ejection, flare, Met Office, NASA, solar, solar flare, space, space weather, UK Space Agency, weather | 3 Comments

NASA International Space Apps Challenge London

Posted on 29 April, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

The Met Office hosted the NASA led International Space Apps Challenge at the Google Campus in London on the weekend of the 20 – 21 April. Chris Gerty, from the Open Innovation Programme at NASA was at the London event … Continue reading →

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2nd International Space Apps Challenge at Exeter

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Over the weekend, the Met Office hosted the NASA led International Space Apps Challenge. Months of planning and challenge selection culminated in a global event with over 480 organisations and more than 9,000 people taking part in 83 cities.The Met … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged challenge, Dundee University, Earth, Exeter, Met Office, mubaloo, NASA, space | 1 Comment

Countdown to NASA Space Apps Challenge

Posted on 18 April, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

This weekend will see the Met Office again linking up with sites across the world for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge. This year, the Met Office is the European lead event for the Space Apps Challenge, with other events … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office in the Media | Tagged Met Office, NASA, Space Apps Challenge | 2 Comments

Met Office European lead for NASA International Space Apps Challenge

Posted on 1 March, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Next month, the Met Office will be the European lead event for the second International Space Apps Challenge. In collaboration with governments and organisations around the world, the International Space Apps Challenge on the 20th and 21st April will bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Met Office, NASA, Space Apps Challenge, UK Space Agency | 7 Comments