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• east-africa-climate-risk-report-final.pdf

  hot, dry desert regions, to cooler, wetter highland regions, and large variability in seasonal rainfall. The current climate is around 1-1.5˚C warmer than pre-industrial times, and there is high confidence of further warming in the future. There is less confidence about how rainfall has changed

• An unsettled and chilly week for the UK

  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

• NCIC Monthly Summary

  during the last week of the month was the weather truly unsettled, a period which included the first named storm of the season. The mean temperature was provisionally 0.5 °C above the 1981-2010 long-term average, with the north being rather milder but the south-east being near or just below average

• wiser-ewsa-highlights-13-nov-2024-compressed.pdf

  centres in Mozambique and South Africa. Southern Africa’s first nowcasting testbed in January–February ‘24 The two-week event in the middle of the rainy season brought together forecasters, meteorologists, user engagement specialists, representatives of disaster and disability organisations and community

• wiser-ewsa-highlights-13-nov-2024-compressedpdf

  centres in Mozambique and South Africa. Southern Africa’s first nowcasting testbed in January–February ‘24 The two-week event in the middle of the rainy season brought together forecasters, meteorologists, user engagement specialists, representatives of disaster and disability organisations and community

• How changing weather patterns are affecting UK wildlife

  , shifting rainfall patterns, and rising sea levels are affecting species and ecosystems across the UK. Impacts on species behaviour One area of focus has been the impact of changing weather on species behaviour. For example, in Northern Ireland, warmer and wetter conditions are influencing barn owl

• Microsoft Word - 2025_02_storm_eowyn.docx

  Storm Éowyn, 24 January 2025 Storm Éowyn, the fifth storm of the 2024/2025 season so far, hit the UK in late January. Northern Ireland and Scotland’s Central Belt experienced the brunt of this storm with winds gusting widely at well over 70Kt (81mph), and in places over 80Kt (92mph). The highest

• Seamless decision-making for climate adaptation

  and to food supply. Decisions on a range of timescales We don’t just care about the weather tomorrow, but we care about the weather next season, and the weather further into the future. We know climate change will bring hotter drier summers, and warmer wetter winters, and more extreme summer hot dry days

• April extremes: a closer look at April’s current weather records

  interactive graph below. Rainfall extremes: intense downpours and very wet days April can be a showery month, but it can also produce prolonged or intense rainfall events. The UK’s highest April daily rainfall total is 181.6mm at Seathwaite (Cumbria) on 22 April 1970. Scotland’s highest April daily rainfall

• Met Office week ahead weather: UK weather signals the arrival of autumn

  in the upper teens and possibly low twenties in the east before the showery rain arrives. It may feel cooler, especially as breezes pick up along the south coast at times. Midweek: wet and windy for many Wednesday marks the return to school for many, and it could be a very soggy start to the term