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• Climate monitoring of the oceans and sea-ice

  Observations of ocean temperature, both at and below the surface; salinity, and sea-ice cover are used to provide advice on global climate variability and change.

  The oceans have a crucial role in the climate system owing to their ability to store and transport heat and to impart moisture and heat to the atmosphere. The temperature of the oceans and the amount of sea-ice are, therefore, important indicators of changes to the climate system. Observations

• 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

• Attributing extreme weather to climate change

  This page explains how we study extreme weather events, to see if climate change was a cause. These attribution studies help shape our understanding of climate change and its impacts.

  effect climate change had on an event. This might include many variables, like temperature and rainfall. An attribution case study: The European heatwave in 2019 In July 2019, we saw record breaking temperatures across the UK and Western Europe. In Cambridge, we saw a temperature of 38.7°C

• How to avoid the impact of climate change

  Providing policy-relevant evidence and research on avoiding dangerous climate change and its impacts.

  It is critical that mitigation and adaptation policy are underpinned by strong scientific evidence. The Climate Change Mitigation Advice team carries out original underpinning research on aspects of dangerous climate change, including Amazon dieback, the cryosphere, and marine impacts. Our primary

• 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

• Southern Africa climate risk report

  Climate risk report for the Southern Africa region

  The climate risk report for the Southern Africa 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

• global-climate-outlook---january-2026pdf

  Climate Outlook Global: October to July Global: Monthly Climate Outlook October to July Issued: January 2026 Overview Current Status Outlooks Annex 1 – Supplemental Information Climate Outlook Global: October to July Overview MENA, Caribbean and British Overseas Territories Current Status

• West Africa climate risk report

  Climate risk report for the West Africa region

  The climate risk report for the West Africa 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

• sahel-climate-risk-report-finalpdf

  Document history Version Purpose Date 0.1 Review 14/01/2022 1.0 Final delivery 07/02/2022 1.1 Baseline climate plot revisions 31/01/2025 Lead authors Sarah Holmes, Lead Scientist Nick Brooks, Research Officer Gabrielle Daoust, Post-doctoral Research Fellow Rebecca Osborne, Scientific Manager Hannah

• 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