Met Office

Climate change

'Each year's CO2 is higher than the last': Flurry of reports raise fresh alarms over soaring global emissions

Met Office warns concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions are set to rise sharply, as major new reports warn world is running out of time to avert dangerous levels of warming

clock 25 January 2019 • 6 min read
No such thing as too much information - The Science and Politics of Climate Change

Policy

No such thing as too much information - The Science and Politics of Climate Change

Michael Gove's speech on the unveiling of the UK's latest climate projections - in full

clock 26 November 2018 •
Michael Gove: 'It is clear that the planet and its weather patterns are changing before our eyes'

Climate change

Michael Gove: 'It is clear that the planet and its weather patterns are changing before our eyes'

'Stark reality': UK Climate Projections report warns UK facing risk of 'devastating impacts'

clock 26 November 2018 •
Climate change is bringing longer, hotter heatwaves to UK, declares Met Office

Climate change

Climate change is bringing longer, hotter heatwaves to UK, declares Met Office

Extreme weather events could increasingly disrupt UK businesses and their supply chains

clock 02 November 2018 •
Green innovators sought for £60m of climate resilience and clean air funding

Investment

Green innovators sought for £60m of climate resilience and clean air funding

Government unveils four research programmes totaling £60m in funding that aim to support new ideas for tackling air pollution and climate impacts

clock 19 October 2018 •
Met Office: 'The UK climate is warming'

Climate change

Met Office: 'The UK climate is warming'

Annual report confirms 2017 was the fifth hottest year on record and highlights increased average rainfall and sea levels

clock 31 July 2018 •
Threat of severe floods increasing across UK, Environment Agency warns

Risk

Threat of severe floods increasing across UK, Environment Agency warns

Environment Agency launches Flood Action Campaign in bid to encourage residents and businesses to prepare for potentially devastating floods

clock 16 February 2018 •
Met Office: 2016 was UK's 13th warmest year in more than a century

Climate change

Met Office: 2016 was UK's 13th warmest year in more than a century

Met Office's annual State of the Climate report suggests trends towards warmer temperatures in the UK are continuing

clock 28 July 2017 •

Climate change

Met Office warns England is at high risk of 'unprecedented' rainfall

One-in-three chance of at least one region in England and Wales breaking monthly rainfall record each winter, raising flooding fears

clock 24 July 2017 • 2 min read
Could the coldest days provide a wind power boost?

Wind

Could the coldest days provide a wind power boost?

New study explores concerns about the potential for lower levels of wind power output on cold days when energy demand is at its highest

clock 16 June 2017 •
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