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of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This occurs because La Niña cools the ocean temperature and modifies tropical weather patterns, making many land regions wetter and allowing plants to grow better and absorb more CO2.  2016 saw a record rise due to a near-record El Niño event in addition to high

The weather is quite steady throughout the year. Like all of the Canary Islands, Fuerteventura weather averages show little difference between summer and winter, though mid-winter months may be wet. Fuerteventura weather averages and climate Fuerteventura tends to avoid the extremes of temperature

of a particular place is often described in seasonal periods (e.g. summer/ winter or rainy/ dry season) over the cycle of the year.   The climate can also naturally vary between different years due to the process of Earth system cycles, especially those associated with large circulations of the oceans

period, whereas the brown shaded in brown have experienced below-average rainfall. The white areas of the UK have seen broadly average rainfall. To fully appreciate what spring has been like we need to put it into context by casting our minds back to winter; a season traditionally regarded

and extreme heat • Syria Zone 3, each year. • Turkey Zone 2 Shortening of growing season for key crops (e.g. cereals and vegetables) planted in • Iran October/November and harvested between June and August. Off-season crops - • Small areas of typically summer vegetables - planted during summer may

. • Turkey Zone 2 Shortening of growing season for key crops (e.g. cereals and vegetables) planted in • Iran October/November and harvested between June and August. Off-season crops - • Small areas of typically summer vegetables - planted during summer may no longer be viable. Libya Warmer winter

Ukraine already experiencing water stress and reductions in annual rainfall totals are seeing increases in the frequency of prolonged heatwaves with an expanding summer season and reductions in the dominant wet season rainfall totals, and reductions in groundwater recharge 6,12,69 . While seasonal

Storm Ewan was named by Met Éireann, the Irish Met service, as the fifth named storm of the season on Saturday night. Storm Ewan brought strong winds to southern areas of Ireland on Sunday 26 February

and hill snow in some areas. Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said: “Polar Maritime air is becoming established across the UK with colder conditions expected for the next few days, but nothing unusual for late winter. The week will be characterised by wet and windy spells across the southern half of the UK

general trends of climate changes in the 21 st century are similar to UKCP09, with a move towards warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers. However, natural variations mean that some cold winters, some dry winters, some cool summers and some wet summers will still occur. • At 2°C of global mean

All tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere season in 2015 are listed below including details of their start and end dates, lowest central pressure and maximum sustained wind (MSW).

Click on the name of the tropical cyclone to see a chart of the observed track and forecast tracks from the Met Office global model. Verification statistics on each tropical cyclone are available upon request from [email protected]. At the end of the season a verification report on the performance