The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recently issued its latest report on the state of the global climate in 2020. It shows that 2020 was close to the warmest year ever, with plenty of records tumbling.

Occasional dry Aprils are one thing, but a run of 14 of them one after another ...?

It's all about the surface air pressure over the North Atlantic.....

Weather happens 'out there' too.

Thanks to heavy snow and south-westerly winds, some snow patches survived throughout the year.

Out go the most devastating storm names as well as the Greek alphabet

Using the wind direction to forecast the weather

Good news for swimmers perhaps, but for the rest of us …. ?

Many will be familiar with the idea of planting trees to save the planet. But is there a bit more to it …