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• Climate change increases global burnt area

  A new international study has revealed climate change is contributing to an increase in wildfires worldwide, despite human interventions trying to temper this trend.

  The study - led by a team of scientists from the Met Office and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)  -compares wildfire models with and without the effects of climate change. It shows that in many regions the frequency and intensity of wildfires is increasing, especially in sensitive ecosystems

• Understanding one of Europe's biggest climate drivers

  A new Met Office-led study – reviewing evidence from previous scientific papers and climate models – reveals natural patterns of weakening and strengthening of ocean currents which influence the UK’s weather and climate.

  In the North Atlantic lies one of the world’s largest climate mechanisms: a system of currents transporting relatively warm water from the tropics to the poles, with return currents at depth transporting colder, denser water further south. The transport of heat to the North Atlantic keeps the UK’s

• west-africa-climate-risk-report-final.pdf

  ............................................................................................... 41 1.3 How to use this report ................................................................................................ 43 2 Vulnerability and climate resilience in West Africa: an intersectional approach

• IPCC expresses urgency of tackling climate change

  Following two weeks of intense negotiations, the third report in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report has been published today [Monday 4 April, 2022].

  Known as the Working Group III report, the document provides an up-to-date assessment of the scientific knowledge on climate change mitigation, assessing methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Professor Jason Lowe OBE is the Head of Climate

• UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) guidance and reports

  Guidance, reports and factsheets to help ultilise UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) data and products

  Introduction  This page provides UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) guidance documents, reports, factsheets and technical notes to help users know about, understand and utilise UKCP18 data and products. We have separated the documentation into the following sections: ‘General UKCP Documentation

• climate-risk-report-for-csa---v10-final.pdf

  ) Climate risk report for the Central & South Asia region, Met Office, ODI, FCDO. OFFICIAL Document history Version Purpose Date 0.1 First draft 30/09/2023 0.2 Internal review 03/11/2023 0.3 Formal review 01/12/2023 0.4 Second draft 23/02/2024 0.5 Internal review 01/03/2024 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 Formal

• Communicate smarter about climate change action

  New online tool will help communicate co-benefits of climate action.

  Policy analysts and planners will be able to communicate smarter about climate change action by using a new online decision-support tool which has been launched today at COP27. Developed by researchers at the University of Leeds and the Met Office, it synthesises the latest scientific evidence

• central-africa-climate-risk-report-finalpdf

  Climate risk report for the Central Africa region Authors: Amy Doherty, Megan Pearce, Roger Calow, Gabrielle Daoust, Adam Higazi, Laura Burgin and Rebecca Osborne Reviewers: Richard Jones and Jane Strachan Recommended citation: Doherty et al. (2022) Climate risk report for the Central Africa region

• global-climate-outlook---november-2024.pdf

  OFFICIAL Global: Monthly Climate Outlook August to May Issued: November 2024 Overview Current Status Outlooks Annex 1 – Supplemental Information OFFICIAL Climate Outlook Global: August to May OFFICIAL Overview MENA, Caribbean and British Overseas Territories Current Status and Outlook – Temperature

• east-africa-climate-risk-report-final.pdf

  Climate risk report for the East Africa region Authors: Katy Richardson, Roger Calow, Florence Pichon, Stacey New, and Rebecca Osborne Reviewers: Richard Jones, Jane Strachan, Kirsty Lewis, Mandar Trivedi, and Leah Mwai Recommended citation: Richardson, K., Calow, R., Pichon, F., New, S