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• Heat in cities – the health impacts of a changing climate

  exceeded 40°C for the first time. This was a milestone in UK climate history, which was complemented by the first ever red severe weather warning for heat issued by the Met Office. Some areas of southern England recorded their highest ever temperatures by extraordinary margins of 3-4°C. A Met Office

• 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

• July 2019: a month in UK climate statistics

  July 2019 saw the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK, but the month wasn’t all about heat – rainfall is a significant talking point too, particularly across parts of northern England.

  on from a largely wet June, northern England and the Midlands have now received more than the season’s usual rainfall, with August still to go. Tim Legg, of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, said: “With an all-time temperature record it would be easy to assume that this summer

• How climate science is protecting military capability

  From aircraft carriers operating in warmer seas to weapons systems performing in extreme conditions, climate change poses a critical risk to UK defence capabilities.  Using our climate expertise to support UK defence  During 2023, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) was tasked

• global-climate-outlook---june-2025.pdf

  Climate Outlook Global: March to December Global: Monthly Climate Outlook March to December Issued: June 2025 Overview Current Status Outlooks Annex 1 – Supplemental Information Climate Outlook Global: March to December Overview MENA, Caribbean and British Overseas Territories Current Status

• 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

• 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

• Met Office climate scientist awarded an OBE

  Professor Jason Lowe, Head of Climate Services at the Met Office, is a world-leading expert in climate science. His work has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2020, where he was awarded an OBE.

  Professor Lowe’s work has helped the UK and other countries plan for and respond to the impacts of climate change, directly shaping national and international policy and informing vital decisions to protect businesses and communities. He has pioneered a more collaborative approach to climate

• west-africa-climate-risk-report-finalpdf

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

• Announcement of study support grants in climate science

  -production, climate services, weather/climate science expertise etc) Please detail processes that are in place to ensure ethical research practices. (* the institute where the applicant is currently registered or appointed) Insurance  The Met Office requires the following levels of insurance