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What Are Upper Air Forecasts and SIGWX Charts? The Met Office is one of two World Area Forecast Centres (WAFCs) designated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). WAFC London, operated by the Met Office, provides global upper air forecasts used by commercial airlines and other high

Midlands" "E of England" "SW England" "London and SE England" Product Title Pollen Forecast Purpose of the Product For use on: • Broadcast • Online Services Data Parameters Supplied High, medium and low pollen forecasts for areas mentioned above. Data Timesteps Supplied Lead Time: 5 day Temporal

as scientific systems manager.  Prior to that, he was the scientific software engineer in the UM Collaboration team.  Before joining the Met Office in 2013, he worked as a senior technical consultant at the Numerical Algorithms Group, and as a software developer for BP Research.    He holds a B.Sc. Hons (1st Class) in Chemistry from Imperial College London (1980), and a D.Phil. in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of Oxford (1984).

and internationally. She was appointed Chief Executive at the Met Office in 2018 and President of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in 2023, the first woman to fill either role. Penny grew up in London and studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University with the help

, but their rapid succession led to numerous impacts. With saturated ground, the rain resulted in rapid runoff causing significant and widespread flooding problems. Impacts There were numerous impacts from flooding, particularly affecting the transport network. The London to South West England mainline

a construction crane in north London and tore the sails off a historic windmill in Burgh Le Marsh, Lincolnshire. London’s eight royal parks were closed. Some of the worst impacts were from flooding. There was significant flooding in North Wales at Llanrwst in the Conwy valley. However, the worst affected

to 4.2 °C warmer The chance of a summer as hot as 2018 is around 50 % by 2050 Sea levels in London could rise by up to 1.15 metres by 2100 Average summer rainfall could decrease by up to 47 % by 2070, while there could be up to 35 % more precipitation in winter Sea levels are projected to rise over

resilience CLASP's searchable database of resources for Local Authorities Decision making tools for adaptation from the UK Climate Impacts Programme London Climate Change Partnership – a centre for expertise on climate change adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in London. 4. Monitoring

within public and private water utilities. • The impact of heat on power supplies can be significant, especially in London where the widespread use of air conditioning can impose a large demand on supply and infrastructure. Infrastructure running at high load can cause over heating of transformers

MOUF – 9 th November 2023 OFFICIAL Met Office User Forum Met Office User Forum Venue Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow T2/3 Date/time Thursday 9 th November 2023, 1100 Agenda 1100 Agenda Item 1: Welcome & Introductions 1115 Agenda Item 2: International activities: • WAFS • VAAC 1145 Agenda Item 3