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Brown leaves on the grass
Climate Weather
False Autumn
08 September 2022

Signs of autumn appeared earlier than usual across parts of the UK in 2022, with leaves on some of the trees turning brown in August or in some cases falling off the trees altogether. But what caused this ‘false autumn’?

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Climate Weather
Summer air masses in the UK
16 August 2022

Our weather depends on which way the wind is blowing, so what can we expect during the summer months?

Weather and the brain
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
The psychology of weather forecasts
10 August 2022

What on earth has psychology got to do with forecasting the weather? A lot more than you might think, says Helen Roberts, the Met Office’s first socio-meteorologist.

Low reservoir levels in West Yorkshire
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
A future in droughts?
04 August 2022

​​​​​​​Temperatures broke the 40 ºC barrier for the first time in July 2022. It was also an exceptionally dry month, leading to hosepipe and sprinkler bans in parts of England for the first time in a decade. In our warming world, will such droughts become the norm?

Liz explains State of UK Climate 2021 Report
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
State of the UK Climate 2021
29 July 2022

The latest annual report shows the continuation of warmer than average years and an increasing rate of sea level rise around the UK. RMetS Chief Executive Liz Bentley explains more.

Climate actions
Climate In the Spotlight
The real impact of climate actions
21 July 2022

Recycling, taking public transport and eating less meat, we all know of ways we can tackle climate change. But which actions have the biggest impact? Pippa Bailey from Ipsos says the results may surprise you...

40 ºC written in the sand
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
40 °C in the UK?
07 July 2022

Temperatures in the UK have never reached 40 ºC since records began. But at the end of June 2022, for the first time ever, weather forecast models started to show it as a possibility for mid July. Simon Lee shares his thoughts about what this means for future British summers

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Podcast: Everyday Ways to Save Our Planet
30 June 2022

In this MetMatters podcast, Kirsty McCabe grabs Britain's busiest broadcast meteorologist Laura Tobin for a quick chat about her book and get some advice on ways to save our planet.

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Climate Weather
Heatwaves: how unusual is it to get high temperatures in June?
15 June 2022

The heat is on, and it’s surprisingly warm across much of the UK for this early in the summer. Kirsty McCabe explains how unusual it is to get June temperatures into the 30s and why hot weather is so dangerous.

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