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Science for Services Partnership (WCSSP) programme, supported by the UK Government’s Newton Fund. A CSSP China project has been developing a global dataset of extreme wet bulb temperature (Tw) and air temperature (T) – HadISDH.extremes – that enables us to study the current level of exposure

Oceans the majority of names used are not personal names. While there are a few male and female names, most are names of flowers, animals, birds, trees, foods or descriptive adjectives. The names are also not allocated in alphabetical order, but are arranged by the name of the Asian country which

regional forcing is a strong component of simulated biases in tropical-extratropical interaction frequency Hart, Washington, Stratton (2018) GRL Result 2: Reduction of wet bias in CP4 ● Reduced October to January rainfall bias in CP4 and improved maintenance of east-west rainfall gradient Hart

of the event for the best chance of optimal weather conditions? ‘How many people will attend if it rains or if it's wetter, hotter or colder than usual for the season? ‘What type of stage or ground surface will I need to guarantee the safety of participants, athletes and performers?’ Risk assessment to avoid

on the atmosphere which, in turn can influence the weather here in the UK. Early in the winter La Niña can bring colder-than-average conditions, while later in winter it encourage warmer and wetter-than-average conditions. At the moment La Niña is in a weak phase and is likely to stay this way all winter

, making life very difficult especially to farmers. Longer droughts have manifested into unique crop and animal pests and diseases leading to low Agricultural production and food insecurity. Over the years, the cattle keepers are forced to migrate to safer wet land catchment areas or sell

Storm Agnes, 27 to 28 September 2023 Storm Agnes was the first named storm of the 2023-2024 storm season (which begins in September). Agnes was an intense area of low pressure enhanced by energy from Tropical Storm Ophelia which affected the north-east coast of the US and caused serious flooding

the islands. In the wet season, these tropical cyclones can cause extensive damage to local infrastructure, agriculture, and major food sources as well as disrupting transport between the islands. In the dry season, the island can experience prolonged drought conditions, depleting the amount of safe

Storm Ciara Storm Ciara was the third named storm of the 2019/2020 season and the most severe storm of the winter season so far. Amber warnings were issued for both strong wind and heavy rain. Winds gusted at over 60Kt widely across England and Wales and in terms of gust speeds this was the most

needs can be. Ekoporus is a 52-year-old pastoral farmer living in Northern Kenya. He has six herds of livestock, including 200 goats and 50 cows. The unpredictable weather has made work very difficult for Ekoropus, as he can longer rely on the traditional wet season during February and March. Albert