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extremes As the mean temperature of the Earth has increased, changes are also evident in weather extremes across the world, such as extreme heat and intense flooding. Other meteorological aspects, such as the length of the growing season and the diurnal temperature range, also show changes

Climate risks identified for the South Asia region by the 2050s Agriculture and food security • Crop yields in most areas of South Asia will decline by 5-15% to 2050 with no adaptation due to rising temperatures and heat-water stress. The region’s deltas are additionally exposed to rising sea

the UK are not significant relative to the magnitude of the uncertainties. Nitrogen trifluoride inversions were also performed for the first time across East Asia and were reported in the 8 May 2015 report. The emissions estimates of NF 3 from South Korea are significant relative to the magnitude

of vulnerable people across Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, and Asia Pacific through new and improved weather and climate information services. Space weather - £0.6bn* The financial risk of solar storms to the UK drops over 80% to £2.9bn from £15.9bn with current Met Office

implementation of HCFC phase-out through the Clean Air Act Regulations, 2004 resulted in no production or importation of HCFC-141b since 2003, these restriction do not apply to HCFC-142b until 2010. Increasing evidence indicates that increased emissions of these compounds from Asia, in particular China

has been named Storm Elin by Met Éireann, with more widespread impacts expected for the Republic of Ireland. The system weakens and clears to the west of the UK late Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday morning.  Met Office Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said: “Wet and windy weather

season of 1944. • Eventually restrictions were eased to assist other farmers although rather too late for the fruit growers for whom frost warnings, issued by the BBC, commenced on 1 April 1945. The frost warning was the first broadcast forecast referring to the UK to be issued since the outbreak of war