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the majority of the impacts as gusts exceeded 80 mph in a few places. Power outages were widely reported across the warning areas, with around 12,000 properties affected across Highland, Aberdeenshire and Moray. In north-east England and Yorkshire around 14,000 properties lost power supplies

September 2019 Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Briefing Note How is sea ice affected by climate change? • Arctic sea ice September extent has declined by about 12% per decade since satellite records began in 1979. Research suggests this decline is unprecedented in at least the last 1000 years

a red weather warning was issued, and 100,000 homes and businesses lost power. In the UK, there was some localized transport disruption with some road closures and disruption to rail, air and ferry services. Flights were cancelled at several airports, including at least 50 flights to and from London

to be at least 4.1 RWF. Socio-economic benefits include safer evacuations and preventing loss of life in areas susceptible to landslides, as well as avoiding crop losses for farmers. Evidence generated through this activity can be used to inform policymakers of the importance of ongoing investment in Meteo

Information Centre. He said: “Overall, it has been a fairly unremarkable year in terms of annual statistics. The UK as a whole has been slightly warmer and slightly drier than average, though with some variation around the country especially regarding rainfall. “Broadly speaking, colder than average

in this century. UK average temperatures have increased. In early August 2020, at least twenty stations across southern England recorded maximum temperatures reaching 34 °C or more on six consecutive days. Five “tropical nights” were also recorded, when temperatures did not drop below 20 °C. The last time

The Met Office Hadley Centre has written three reports that address the recent pause in global warming and seek to answer the following questions: What have been the recent trends in other indicators of climate over this period? What are the potential drivers of the current pause? How does

New research shows that the damaging fires during the UK’s record-breaking 2022 heatwave were made at least six times more likely due to human-caused climate change.

That summer saw temperatures in this country hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’. The study, involving the Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and University of Exeter, highlights how

for approximately a week, although the highest temperatures were mostly confined to London and the south-east. The figure below shows the duration of the heatwave based on the Met Office heatwave thresholds in the adjacent panel which requires daily maximum temperatures to exceed the given thresholds for at least

is a Senior Scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre, and co-edited the global climate chapter of the report. He said: “Despite 2017’s surface temperatures not breaking the absolute record, the fact that it is following the pattern of one warm year after another is concerning and we are seeing