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All authors have contributed equally and are listed alphabetically Suzanne Carter, SouthSouthNorth Anna Steynor, Climate System Analysis Group Katharine Vincent, Kulima Integrated Development Solutions Emma Visman, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, King’s College London, and VNG Consulting Ltd

London. Heavy rain affected several major roads in Scotland on the 16th. Wet and windy weather brought widespread impacts to the UK on 21st. This system was named storm Pia by the Danish Meteorological Service. In Scotland some bridges were closed to high-sided vehicles, there was some disruption to rail

November 2016 – Cardiff PAG – Exeter – December – date tbc PWSCG – Wednesday 25 January 2017 – BEIS, 1 Vic St, London PWSCG – Wednesday 26 April 2017– BEIS, 1 Vic St, London 7

a process of model testing and development. Most global and regional climate models do not adequately represent urban processes due to their coarse horizontal scale. For example, at a resolution of 25 km, a city the size of London only covers two model grid boxes. This limits the ability to understand

normal elsewhere, especially in Northern Ireland. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 37.8 °C was recorded at Heathrow (London) on the 31st. A minimum temperature of -0.6 °C was recorded at Kinbrace (Sutherland) on the 8th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 GMT on the 4th

significant impacts from high temperatures over the past century, with many lessons learnt to minimise these effects. In 1911 when temperatures reached 36.7°C, around 4,000 people died in London alone during the heatwave period. Droughts impacted water supplies, lack of grazing for cattle increased milk

disruption on the London Underground. The AFC Wimbledon football stadium was closed due to a sinkhole on the pitch. Cars were submerged in floodwater and there was disruption to the rail network with flooded sections of track. Weather data The analysis chart at 0000UTC 23 September 2024 shows

. In 2024, a London Economics economic study estimated the Met Office will add £56 billion of value to the UK economy over the following decade – £19 for every £1 of public money invested. By continuing to innovate how we produce and deliver our data, science and services, as well as transforming

across East Africa. DARAJA is also supported by Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community). The project is co-ordinated by Resurgence, a social enterprise based in London. “DARAJA is a Swahili word meaning bridge,” explains Sunayana Sen, Project Manager at Resurgence. “We want to create a bridge

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