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UK Heatwave Thresholds
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Shifting the baseline for UK heatwaves
11 May 2022

In response to our warming climate, the Met Office has updated their heatwave thresholds. But is this masking the impact of climate change? Mark McCarthy explains what's really going on.

High and low temperatures
In the Spotlight Weather
Highs and lows of daily temperature records
29 September 2021

During summer heatwaves or severe winter cold spells, everybody wants to know if such high or low temperatures are unusual, or indeed record-breaking. Given that unseasonably warm and cold spells affect the UK most years, this interest in climatic extremes is nothing new. But creating the official list of daily temperature records for the UK was no easy task.

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Indian summer
09 September 2021

You’ve probably heard the phrase “Indian summer”, but do you know what it actually means? 

Key findings of the IPCC Report
Climate Weather
Key findings from the latest IPCC Report
11 August 2021

Prof Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, presents some of the key findings from the recent IPCC 6th Assessment Report

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Climate Weather
The State of the UK Climate 2020
29 July 2021

This summary of the UK's weather and climate throughout 2020 reveals the emerging influence of climate change. It is happening now, and this report helps illustrate and update the vital observational evidence.

Extreme heat warning
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Extreme Heat Warnings in the UK
23 July 2021

While many of us dream of hot, summer days, the reality is that extreme heat in the UK can affect our health and infrastructure, with fatal consequences. The Met Office introduced a new warning system for extreme heat in July 2021.

New Daily Record Highs in Western Canada
Citizen Science Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Record-breaking heat in Canada
01 July 2021

Heat, drought, poor air quality, floods and wildfires are expected to worsen with climate change. Western Canada is experiencing all of these in a one week period … while attempting to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Heatwaves
28 June 2021

A heatwave is a prolonged period of abnormally high temperatures, relative to the expected conditions at that given time and place. The exact definition varies around the world, but all heatwaves are classed as extreme weather events.

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Vulnerability of hop-yields due to compound drought and heat events over European key-hop regions
16 October 2020

Summary of the research article published in the RMetS International Journal of Climatology

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