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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
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
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
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
Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership Southeast Asia World-leading science research that is advancing the ability to protect lives and livelihoods in Southeast Asia and globally 13 UK and Southeast Asia research organisations >100 Research scientists >200 Operational meteorologists
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