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region, there is either a National Meteorological Service (NMS) or a National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (NHMS). NMS or NMHSs are responsible for observing the weather and keeping climate records, forecasting the weather at various timescales and for developing and delivering forecast
by the Joint UK DECC/Defra Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme (GA01101). 4 Executive Summary Land temperature l 2014 was the warmest year on record for the UK, England, Wales and Scotland in a series from 1910, and for Central England in a series from 1659. l 8 of the 10 warmest years
in developed countries than for countries in the global south. Confidence in climate attribution analysis relies on high quality observational records, climate models’ abilities to simulate a particular type of event, and scientific understanding of how natural variability and climate change may influence
weather events in that period including an attribution study of the UK’s record-breaking annual temperature in 2022, where human-induced climate change made this event around 160 times more likely. In December 2023, the Met Office annual global temperature forecast was published. Global average
2024 was the warmest year on record globally and the first year that was likely more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels: a stark reminder global temperatures are continuing to rise.
exceeded the previous warmest year – 2016 - by 0.17°C, making 2024 and 2023 the warmest and second-warmest years on record. A number of global climate centres will be releasing their 2024 average temperature figures today. The latest figures highlight how the world is getting closer to breaching
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
Learn about the climate drivers that influence seasonal forecasts and the impacts they can have on UK and global weather.
Seasonal forecasts rely on aspects of the global weather and climate system that are predictable. These are known as climate drivers and include tropical sea-surface temperatures and pressure patterns over the North Atlantic. The predictable effects of climate drivers act alongside inherently
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Exploring climate impacts Age range: 11-14 Exploring climate impacts | Weather and climate stories Introduction Overview This lesson explores climate change and its impacts around the world. Your pupils will step into the shoes of people in other countries, finding out about their ways of life
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
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