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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
records. The latest edition of the State of the UK Climate report [published on Monday 14 July 2025] showed the flowering of hazel trees has advanced significantly over the period from 1999-2024. Looking at the information collated by the Woodland Trust from data submitted to the Nature’s Calendar
Exploring climate impacts Age range: 7-11 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
Over the last decade the world has witnessed many extreme weather events including record-breaking temperatures this summer in England and devastating wildfires in Australia in 2019 and 2020.
drought.” From 2020 the list includes the following global extreme weather and climate change impacts. United Kingdom, July 2022 Record high temperatures of over 40°C across wide areas of England. Over 1000 excess deaths in over-65s. 13 deaths due to drowning. Widespread disruption to railway network
and Climate Science for Service Partnership between the Met Office and the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) aspires to reduce the risk of monsoon-related disasters. The development of weather and climate services is becoming increasingly important in addressing some of the biggest global
The UK’s leading climate science organisations are joining forces to develop a new national alliance focused on climate solutions for society.
Feedback: We're inviting feedback on the UKNCSP Strategy. Please see the web form for more details. Aim of the partnership: Investment in science and computing has made the UK a world leader in climate change research, but as we see from recent extreme weather events worldwide, understanding
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 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
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