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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

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The WISER programme has been delivering transformational change in the quality, accessibility and use of weather and climate information services at all levels to support sustainable development since 2015.

and climate services.    As a global initiative that supports the provision of useful, usable and used weather and climate services, WISER works with communities who are disproportionately impacted by extreme weather, seasonal variability and a changing climate across Africa, the Middle East and North

Date: 28-29 November 2019 Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Funded by: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) programme Hosted by: Met Office, WMO CREWS, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) Workshop Objectives: 1. Raise

Communicating Climate Information Jane Strachan Head of International Applied Science www.metoffice.gov.uk © Crown Copyright 2018 Met Office Aims for Session • Discuss general principles and ground rules for good communication - based on practiced examples and academic research • Explore good

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

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

Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies

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

Southeast Asia Climate Risk Report HEADLINE CLIMATE STATEMENTS MYANMAR VIETNAM LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC THAILAND CAMBODIA PHILIPPINES BRUNEI DARASSALAM Between 1980-2015, average temperatures across the majority of Southeast Asia increased by around 0.5°C. Warming rates have been highest