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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”.

2023 seasons
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
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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Climate Weather
Cold waves
23 February 2023

Most of us are aware of heatwaves, but what about the opposite extreme – cold waves? Just like their hotter counterpart, cold waves adversely affect our health, infrastructure and agriculture. What's more, extreme cold is more deadly than extreme heat.

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Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Polar vortex, sudden stratospheric warmings and the Beast from the East
03 February 2023

When people hear the phrase ‘sudden stratospheric warming’, many will immediately think about the 'Beast from the East'. However, not all sudden stratospheric warmings are the same, as Gemma Plumb explains.

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Winter air masses in the UK
24 November 2021

From Cornwall's notorious mizzle to the Beast from the East, Frank Barrow reveals the secrets of the winter air masses that affect the UK.

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In the Spotlight Weather
Martian Meteorology
16 August 2021

Mars, one of our nearest neighbours, is a fascinating, alien world. With NASA hoping for human missions to Mars in the 2030s, what kind of weather could visiting Earthlings expect?

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A Change in the Weather?
29 January 2020

The last few months have been strangely mild across the UK. Temperatures in December and January were well above average and people have been asking "what happened to winter?"

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Big Freeze Hits the Midwest, US
30 January 2019

The Midwest has been hit by extreme freezing conditions this week.

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The 'Beast from the East' bites the UK
28 February 2018

The ‘Beast from the East’ has reared its ugly head and brought severe winter weather to much of the UK this week

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