Met Office

Solar

Met Office installs solar to power climate change research

SunGift Solar set to complete 250kW PV array next month at Met Office's Exeter HQ

clock 18 May 2012 •

Climate change

Met Office hails £60m fund to boost UK climate change research

DECC and Defra pay for new supercomputers as new research links industrial air pollution and "natural" disasters

clock 12 April 2012 •

Wind

Wind energy enjoys gale force boost to power output

Met Office reveals UK winds were 16 per cent stronger last year than in 2010

clock 30 January 2012 •

Risk

Updated: Met Office report warns of soaring climate risks

Country-level study details how 24 nations are facing potential climatic disruption

clock 05 December 2011 •

Risk

Managing climate risk offers businesses an "ocean of opportunities"

BusinessGreen Sustainable Lecture: experts warn level of engagement with risk management will separate companies into winners and losers

clock 17 March 2011 •

Risk

Speaker line-up confirmed for BusinessGreen climate risk lecture

Experts from Met Office, LSE, DNV and Asda to speak at 16 March lecture

clock 01 February 2011 •

Climate change

World is warming quicker than thought in past decade, says Met Office

Report comes as scientists predict 2010 could be hottest year on record

clock 26 November 2010 •

Climate change

Met Office warns of long-term extreme weather risks

New study suggests frequency of extreme weather events will continue to climb for several decades, even if we curb greenhouse gas emissions

clock 17 June 2010 • 2 min read

Facilities

Met Office warns cities must adapt to cope with killer heat waves

New report predicts number of city heat wave warnings will increase five-fold within the next 30 years

clock 01 June 2010 • 2 min read

Politics

Copenhagen optimism marred by Indian crisis and climate science row

As India's negotiating team lurches into crisis, Saudi Arabian delegation casts doubt on climate science

clock 08 December 2009 • 3 min read