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Storm naming groups in western Europe
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What's happened to the UK's storm names?
13 April 2023

The week after Easter 2023 saw a dramatic change in the UK’s weather, with gales and gusts over 70mph. There was heavy rain, hail and even April snow as holidaymakers shivered looking out at the wild conditions. However, no storm name appeared. Jo Farrow wonders if storm naming has fallen out of fashion over the UK.

Formigueres, French Alps, 2023
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Europe's ski season: 2022-23 snow report
05 April 2023

Rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns have led to less reliable snowfall and a greater risk of rain during the winter months. Nick Russill, co-founder of Snow-Forecast.com, takes a look back at the Alpine, Scandinavian and Scottish ski season for 2022-23

Forecast track map issued by MeteoFrance La Réunion
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The very long life of tropical cyclone Freddy
29 March 2023

Active for over a month, Tropical Cyclone Freddy is possibly the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record (to be confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization). Gemma Plumb takes a look at this record-breaking, multiple landfall making and ultimately devastating storm.

IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report
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What is the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report?
26 March 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the fourth and final instalment of the sixth assessment report. Hannah Mallinson explains the key findings from the Synthesis Report.

Clocks on a wall
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Changing the clocks
23 March 2023

​​​​​​​Spring forward, fall back. Losing an hour in March but gaining it back in October. Kirsty McCabe reveals why we keep fiddling with time.

Scottish snow patches
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Scottish Snow Patches: The Vanishing Ice
15 March 2023

In 2018 a meteorological event happened in the UK that no one alive had seen occur before. Iain Cameron explains why one patch of snow marks a shifting point in the Scottish climate.

Female early-career scientists mid-Dartmoor-hike
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A brighter forecast for women in science

On International Women's Day, Met Office scientist Alice Lake reflects on how the gender balance has affected her over the years.

Aurora borealis
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The Northern Lights
02 March 2023

Witnessing the northern lights flickering in the night sky is probably on most people’s wish list. And while more space weather than our usual earthly weather phenomenon, you do need the right weather conditions to see them.

Satellite view of Cyclone Gabrielle
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Cyclone Gabrielle causes national state of emergency in New Zealand
16 February 2023

New Zealand declared its third ever national state of emergency in February 2023, following the passage of Cyclone Gabrielle. The cyclone hit just two weeks after severe flooding led to Auckland's wettest day in history.

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