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A book with the title Weather Diary from 1850 to 2025 on the cover. Background of stormy weather.
Climate Weather
Notable weather events from the past 175 years
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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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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Hurricane Helene is a harbinger of the future
02 October 2024

Something’s shifted. And it’s not just the climate. Hurricane specialist John Morales explains why he now looks at storms differently.

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023.
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2024 Atlantic hurricane season set to be the most active on record
30 May 2024

The stage is set for what could be the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history. Allison Chinchar explains what is behind the record-breaking predictions.

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10 weather terms people often get wrong
29 February 2024

There are surprisingly strict definitions for a host of weather-related phenomena. Read on to find out what the polar vortex actually is, the difference between rain and showers, and why it’s redundant to say “a tornado touched down”.

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Review of 2023
11 January 2024

Extreme weather and climate change continued to dominate the headlines in 2023. MetMatters takes a look back at some of the year's highs and lows.

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Weather Sensors in Tourism
22 November 2023

Climate change has led to an increase in the frequency, unpredictability and volatility of extreme weather events. Paul Smith, Managing Director at Biral, explains why the tourist industry should invest in weather detection technology.

Hurricane Otis. Credit NASA Worldview
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Otis teaches a terrifying lesson in rapid hurricane intensification
30 October 2023

Hurricane Otis made landfall as a monster 165 mile-per-hour category 5 cyclone. But just 24 hours earlier it was only expected to be category 1. John Morales explains why we all need to worry.

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Updated forecast for Atlantic Hurricane Season 2023
24 August 2023

Mid-August to mid-October marks the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season, and as expected tropical storm activity has recently ramped up. Gemma Plumb takes a look at the new forecast, and whether climate change has played a role this year.

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