06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Matt Hardy The marine heatwave that has gripped UK waters for much of 2026 could reach extreme levels this week, the Met Office has warned. Surface waters around north-west Europe are running at strong to locally severe conditions, reaching temperatures normally seen in August and averaging around 2°C above normal, with some offshore […]
18 May 2026
Photo by Vivek Doshi Forecasters are sounding the alarm over the possible development of one of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history, with ocean temperatures already at near-record levels and rapidly evolving Pacific conditions pointing toward a potentially catastrophic event by late 2026. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has recorded extrapolar […]
04 Dec 2025
The UK transport sector is facing growing hazards, including flooding and landslides, as a result of climate change making British winters warmer and wetter, according to new guidance released by the Met Office and the Department for Transport (DfT). The two bodies have collaborated on a report outlining the increasing pressures on infrastructure across road, rail, maritime, and […]
01 Aug 2023
2022 was a record-breaking year for weather and is a sign of the UK’s changing climate. The Met Office has published the annual ‘State of the UK Climate’ report, examining the weather of 2022 in the context of long-term climate records. The report highlights how the UK’s climate continues to change, with recent decades warmer, […]
07 Jan 2020
A familiar refrain as we enter a new year/decade is that several climate records were broken in the previous one. The latest set of climate data from the Met Office has been widely reported, including by the BBC, with the main points being The decade just ended was the second hottest in the past 100 […]
24 Sep 2019
The Met Office, Defra, BEIS and the Environment Agency have launched the highest-ever resolution of climate projections produced for the UK: for the first time on a par with the resolution used for weather forecasting. The launch complements the other products already unveiled last year as part of the UKCP18 suite of climate projections. Dr Lizzie […]
08 Aug 2019
Met office climate report 2018 The Met Office have published their annual State of the UK Climate report for 2018. Some of its key findings are: Nine of the 10 warmest years for the UK have occurred since 2002 and all the top 10 warmest years have occurred since 1990. The most recent decade (2008–2017) […]
