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). The scientists used satellite observations as well as advanced modelling to identify and investigate the causes of wildfires from the last fire season (March 2024-February 2025) and the role that climate and land use change played. Key findings from this year's report include: Warming increased

between different types of lightning (e.g., in-cloud or cloud-to-ground). Its accuracy and sensitivity diminish at longer ranges. It does not cover the entire globe, with areas like Far East Asia, Russia, South East Asia, Australia, mainland USA, and the Pacific typically out of range. LEELA only

is the winter weather shaping up? Author: Press Office 19 December 2023 As we head towards Christmas there is, as always, a great deal of media and public speculation about what weather we might have in store for the festive season as well as the rest of winter. Starting with Christmas and the all

The second named storm of the season.

in the day, a Yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh - the second named storm system of the season- covering much of England and parts of Wales. Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph

to behave as if the season has changed, even though it is still late August.  This early shift in nature’s calendar is more than just a curiosity; it is a visible response to the exceptional warmth and dryness that have defined both spring and summer 2025. With record-breaking temperatures and prolonged dry

with chemical fertilisers. Climate risks to maize are many. It is susceptible to erratic rainfall during wet season. Yields will decrease or the crop will be spoilt in extreme heat. Maize is grown in higher rainfall areas at the edges of the rainy season through early and late planting. Maize does not like

and windy weather from a succession of low-pressure systems, including the first named storm of the 2024/25 season. The month started with wet weather across the Midlands and East Anglia, followed by a brief interlude of settled weather as high-pressure dominated. A major Atlantic low-pressure system

does Autumn officially start? Author: Press Office 26 August 2025 Autumn is the season that bridges the warmth of summer and the chill of winter. In the UK, it’s most vividly marked by the changing colours of leaves and the harvest season. As temperatures begin to drop, chlorophyll, the chemical

explore if it has been as cool, cloudy and wet as many people think? Average rainfall, with wet spells for some  Early provisional Met Office statistics for 1 June to 15 July say the summer so far has actually been slightly drier than average. 113.8mm of rain has fallen across the UK, which is 45

of fatalities. The 2023-24 storm season saw letter ‘L’ reached with storm Lilian in August 2024, the most named storms since naming was introduced in Autumn 2015. Storm Henk on 2 January brought widespread flooding as a culmination to the wet end to 2023. The winter half-year October 2023 to March 2024