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Report Forecasting hazards, averting disasters Implementing forecast-based early action at scale Emily Wilkinson, Lena Weingärtner, Richard Choularton, Meghan Bailey, Martin Todd, Dominic Kniveton and Courtenay Cabot Venton March 2018 Overseas Development Institute 203 Blackfriars Road London SE1

, but from the ground, or rather, just above it. Swarms of flying ants were picked up on radar, appearing as strange, flashing echoes particularly northwest of London. These were initially mistaken for showers, but closer inspection revealed their true identity. Radar works by emitting electromagnetic

(9.5 to 9.9 °C) compared to cooler inland areas (8.0 °C and 9.4°C). July and August are the warmest months in the region with mean daily maxima reaching up to 19 °C in southern Dumfries and Galloway and the Clyde valley. These may be compared with 23.5 °C in the London area. Instances of extreme high

are the warmest months in the region with mean daily maxima reaching up to 19 °C in southern Dumfries and Galloway and the Clyde valley. These may be compared with 23.5 °C in the London area. Instances of extreme high temperatures are rare. Average annual rainfall totals range from less than 1000 mm

and programming. She has led teams in FCDO India and completed postings in other parts of the Asia region, and Sierra Leone. Jessie Kirk | Senior Social Development Advisor Contact: [email protected] (based in London) Jessie heads the Strategy, Coordination and Advisory Pillar within IPRD

island effect, which results in higher urban temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas. WHAT AFFECTS THE REGION’S WEATHER? Reading is located within the ‘Southern England' region of the UK which includes Greater London and other urban areas including Reading and Brighton. Here are some

.2018.02.024, 2018. Hernández-Paniagua, I. Y., … O’Doherty, S., et al.: Diurnal, seasonal, and annual trends in tropospheric CO in Southwest London during 2000–2015: Wind sector analysis and comparisons with urban and remote sites, Atmos. Environ., 177, 262–274, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.01.027

GMT, from the powerful Air Ministry station G.F.A. in London, on a wavelength of 4,100 metres using CW (continuous wave) transmission, a for of morse code, which was capable of being received at a distance of up to 2,400 miles to the west and some 2,000 miles to the south. Figure 3. Sea areas

recorded temperature was 34.5 o C at Heathrow, London on 21 st June. This was the most notable June heatwave since 1976 and the map on page 18 shows widespread maxima above 30 o C across central and southern England in 2017. The summer days index is a count of days where the maximum temperature

MINUTES PWSCG (46) Meeting 10:00 – 14:30 Wednesday 24 th April 2019 Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET Attendees Wyn Williams (WW) Denise Harker (DH) James Cross (JC) Colin Hord (CH) Nick Davies (ND) Nathan Travis (NT) Emer O’Connell (EO) Ian Hoult (IH) Paula English (PE