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State of the Global Climate 2024
19 March 2025

Our climate is shifting faster than ever, with record-breaking temperatures, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and extreme weather events becoming the new normal. The WMO’s State of the Global Climate 2024 report paints a sobering picture of our planet.

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Sudden transitions from drought to flooding or intense heat to harsh cold are becoming more frequent and severe. MetMatters takes a look at our planet’s wild weather swings.

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06 March 2025

Winter, spring, summer and autumn. If you feel that our seasons have changed over the decades, you’re right. A Climate Central analysis reveals that all four seasons have warmed since 1970, with spring the UK’s fastest-warming season.

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28 February 2025

A lot has happened since the Royal Meteorological Society was founded, MetMatters takes a look back at some of the significant weather and climate events since 1850.

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Kirsty McCabe, Editor of MetMatters, joined weather and climate professionals to share insights, experiences, challenges and innovations in weather forecasting, meteorology and related fields. And of course, we took time out to enjoy the snow.

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Demisemiseptcentennial — 175 years of the Royal Meteorological Society
06 February 2025

2025 marks 175 years since the Royal Meteorological Society was founded. MetMatters loves a party, so we’ll be bringing you lots of content to celebrate this major milestone.

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Artificial snow and Europe's ski season
30 January 2025

Climate change is already affecting Europe’s winters, with the use of artificial snow makers on the rise. Kirsty McCabe reports from Andorra.

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Review of 2024
14 January 2025

How was 2024 for you? MetMatters takes a look back at some of the year's highs and lows.

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2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, with Earth’s average temperature going beyond the 1.5°C warming level for the first time. A rise of 1.5 degrees might not sound like much, so why is this such a big deal?

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