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Understanding urban heat stress: how street canyon modelling can improve weather and climate forecasts
Extreme heat is becoming an increasing challenge for cities around the world. Urban areas tend to trap warmth, making heatwaves more intense and potentially hazardous to the people who live, work, and travel through them.
Week ahead: Heavy rain, sunshine, frost and the potential for snow
This week brings a dynamic mix of weather across the UK, with heavy rain, sunshine, frost and even the potential for snow all featuring in the forecast.
February’s weather extremes: a closer look at February's current weather records
February is often regarded as a transitional month with winter beginning to loosen its grip while early hints of spring quietly emerge.
Deeper Dive: The school-taught physics that helps us understand space weather
The disruptive power of space weather often hides behind the wonder of the auroras for many people. But the most severe space weather events have the potential to disrupt electricity grids, and the reason behind this goes back to an English physicist whose ideas are still taught in school today.
Weekend weather: a colder, brighter start before wind, rain and hill snow return
After weeks of seemingly relentless rain, this weekend finally brings something a little different for the UK’s weather story.
10-Day Trend: Mixed conditions across the UK
The next ten days will bring a mix of conditions across the UK, with spells of wet and at times wintry weather interspersed with drier, brighter periods.
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