Tag Archives: space weather

Preparing for when the sun wakes up

Posted on 25 June, 2019 by Met Office Press Office

Written by Mark Gibbs, Head of Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre and Dr Mario Bisi, Space Weather Scientist, STFC RAL Space Experts from across the globe are in the UK this week discussing plans for a new European space … Continue reading →

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Watch this space!

Posted on 23 March, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

Space weather is just the environmental conditions in space that can have an effect on Earth. The most recognisable and visible of these is arguably the auroras (Northern and Southern Lights). However, as well as these spectacular natural phenomena, space … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged European Space Agency, Met Office, solar, solar cycle, solar storm, solar wind, space weather, Sun, sun spot, UK Space Agency, weather, weather forecasting | Comments Off

BBC and Met Office: an enduring partnership

Posted on 6 February, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

Today the BBC has stopped taking most of its weather information from the Met Office, here Phil Evans, our Chief Operating Officer gives his perspective You will know us as the UK’s National Weather Service and also as the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged BBC, Channel 5, Forecasts, ITV, Met Office, Met Office Space Weather Centre, S4C, severe weather warnings, space weather, STV, Supercomputer, UTV, Weather presenters | 14 Comments

Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre – third anniversary

Posted on 9 October, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Mark Gibbs – Head of space weather It was nearly seven years ago, when my boss said “Mark we’ve got a little project for you called space weather “. Little did I know at that time what an adventure it … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cme, coronal mass ejection, Met Office Space Weather Centre, MOSWOC, space, space weather, space weather forecasts | 4 Comments

Impacts of extreme space weather on the UK

Posted on 20 January, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

by Mark Gibbs, Met Office Head of Space Weather A recently published paper assessing the impact of an extreme space weather event on the US power grid suggests the total cost of an electricity blackout, both direct and indirect, could … Continue reading →

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GOES-R – taking weather observation to new heights

Posted on 18 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Four decades after the launch of NOAA’s first weather-observing satellite, meteorologists are excited about the capabilities of the next-generation model – GOES-R – which is due for launch tomorrow. Dr Simon Keogh leads the Met Office’s Satellite Data Products and … Continue reading →

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Will you see the aurora borealis in the UK?

Posted on 2 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

There is a chance you could see the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) tonight in the UK, particularly in the northern half of the country. However, there will be widespread fog tonight (Monday 2 November), which could be dense in places and … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged aurora borealis, bgs, British Geological Survey, coronal mass ejection, Fog, Met Office, northern lights, solar cycle coronal holes, space weather, space weather forecasts | 1 Comment

Space Weather Centre one year old

Posted on 8 October, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC) has been operating for one year this month. Space Weather can impact all our lives, in particular the technology which we rely on and it is the study of the Earth’s upper atmosphere … Continue reading →

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The chances of seeing the aurora borealis in the UK increases

Posted on 7 October, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Over the next few weeks the likelihood of seeing the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) here on Earth is on the increase as two space weather phenomena coincide. What are these phenomena? Firstly, the Sun goes through an 11 year solar cycle, … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged aurora borealis, bgs, coronal mass ejection, Met Office, northern lights, solar cycle coronal holes, space weather, space weather forecasts | 2 Comments

Large solar storm brings spectacular views of the aurora

Posted on 23 June, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Updated 24 June 2015 The Space Weather team at the Met Office has been keeping a close eye on solar activity over recent days. A large solar storm resulted in the northern lights being seen as far south as Dorset and … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged aurora, cme, Geomagnetic storm, Met Office, northern lights, power grid, solar flare, solar storm, space weather, sunspot | 1 Comment