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• Climate change increases the risk of wildfires

  Rapid Response Review shows human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend, increasing their likelihood.

  Assessment Report in 2013. All the studies show links between climate change and increased frequency or severity of fire weather - periods with a high fire risk due to a combination of high temperatures, low humidity, low rainfall and often high winds - though some note anomalies in a few regions

• UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) news

  News updates and newsletters for the UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) service

  UKCP18 user consultation: Learnings, barriers and emerging needs  - 10 March 2026 Thank you to everyone who contributed to our most recent consultation on the UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) service.  More than 500 of you contributed to surveys, focus groups, interviews and workshops between 2023

• Our supercomputer for weather and climate forecasting

  The Met Office supercomputing system is the first cloud-based supercomputer dedicated to weather and climate science

  Our supercomputing system With greater capacity and even higher performance, our new supercomputing system is the first cloud-based supercomputer dedicated to weather and climate science and will set new standards for industry leveraging the combined strengths of the Met Office and Microsoft

• A look back at the weather and climate in 2020

  2020 has been a year of extremes with the wettest February on record, the sunniest spring, a heatwave in the summer and a day in October breaking rainfall records.

  With just a few days left to go, 2020 looks likely to be the 3rd or 4th warmest on record depending on how cold the rest of the year turns out to be (full years statistics published 4th January 2021). This makes it clear that the general trend of warming as a consequence of climate change is being

• Climate change impacting the natural world

  world Author: Press Office 17 Jul 2025 Climate changes are affecting the timings of natural processes with many key biological events in the UK - such as leaf out and flowering - now taking place earlier (and some autumn events also later) in the year when compared with historical records. The latest

• Increasing climate challenge to Wimbledon Championship

  Climate change will have an increasing impact on our lives, including the sport we love to watch.

  already seen aspects such as extreme heat, and the worse is yet to come. “The UK has not recorded temperatures of more than 38.7 °C. However, our climate projections show temperatures of 40.0 °C or more are possible at Wimbledon even during future tournaments, posing considerable challenges

• africa-climate-outlook---november-2024pdf

  OFFICIAL AFRICA: Monthly Climate Outlook August to May Issued: November 2024 Overview Current Status Outlooks Annex 1 – Supplemental Information OFFICIAL Climate Outlook Africa: August to May OFFICIAL Overview Africa Current Status and Outlook – Temperature Africa Current Status and Outlook

• northern-ireland_-climate-met-officepdf

  Northern Ireland: climate Northern Ireland consists of the six counties of Antrim, Armagh, Londonderry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone. These encompass a variety of topographical features. The inland basin centred on Lough Neagh (the largest lake in the UK, with an area of 385 sq km) is surrounded

• global-climate-outlook---july-2024pdf

  Climate Outlook Global: April to January Global: Monthly Climate Outlook April to January Issued: July 2024 Overview Current Status Outlooks Annex 1 – Supplemental Information Climate Outlook Global: April to January Overview MENA, Caribbean and British Overseas Territories Current Status

• Southeast Asia climate risk report

  Climate risk report for the Southeast Asia region

  The climate risk report for the Southeast Asia region is part of a series of regional climate risk reports the Met Office has produced in collaboration with ODI and commissioned by FCDO to provide evidence to the UK Government in support of adaptation and resilience planning and investments