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holiday period; the Board commended the forecasting team for the quality and resilience of their work over this period. The associated KPIs remained on track. The Board also discussed the longer-term seasonal forecast and the North American hurricane season. Nick Jobling (Chief Financial Officer

in an anticlockwise direction in the northern hemisphere (clockwise in the southern hemisphere). A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with mean wind speeds of at least 39 mph The terms hurricane and typhoon are region-specific names for strong tropical cyclones with wind speeds of more than 73 mph The North

are avoided. Retired names: Any name previously retired as a hurricane name will not be reused. Impartiality: Storms are never named after private companies or brands. Suitability: The frequency of a name’s submission does not influence its selection; suitability is paramount. When are new storm names

of cyclones.  What is a tropical cyclone? Tropical cyclones are large rotating storms that form over the tropical oceans. They usually develop when sea surface temperatures are at least 26.5 degrees Celsius and get their extreme energy from warm, moist ocean air. Also known as hurricanes in the North Atlantic

of at least 39 mph. The terms hurricane and typhoon are region-specific names for strong tropical cyclones with wind speeds of more than 73 mph. The North Atlantic tropical storm season usually runs from June to November. The degree of activity over the whole season varies from year to year

. 2) National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), U.K. 3) ECMWF, Reading, U.K. Climate Extremes in Changing change Heatwaves Hurricanes and floods Air pollution SMOG UK Heatwave An Iraqi man shows a thermometer reading more than fifty degrees Celsius on July 30, 2015 in Source: Baghdad. WMO Irma

” drought, the fourth greatest extent since 1950 (after 1984, 1985 and 2016). In British Columbia, drought conditions contributed to its most extensive wildfire season on record.  For extremely heavy precipitation, both Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie in eastern Australia and Hurricane Harvey

, increase North Atlantic hurricane activity, and affect winter rainfall over Europe. In addition, it is likely there would be rapid climate change if SRM were terminated in an uncontrolled manner. Much more research is needed to understand all the potential benefits and drawbacks associated

has been influenced by a very active jet stream, which is driving unsettled weather across the north and west of the UK. The remnants of Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda have interacted with the jet stream, accelerating its flow and contributing to the rapid intensification of the low pressure

While the UK bakes, eyes are also on the Eastern Pacific, where Tropical Storm Erick is developing. It’s expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday and make landfall in southwestern Mexico on Thursday. Impacts include: Heavy rain Strong winds Storm surge While this system won’t affect