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On World Meteorological Day, we recognise the crucial role of meteorology and the Met Office in our daily lives, especially here on St Helena. Let's continue to support advancements in weather forecasting and climate science. #WorldMetDay #StHelena #ClimateAction

🌍 Today is World Meteorological Day 🌦️ Academy Fellow Penny Endersby's journey to CEO of Met Office included fuel cells, materials research, and cyber defence. Now, she's pioneering AI in weather forecasting and climate change. Read more in #IngeniaMag: ingenia.org.uk/articles/penny…


Great to visit British Antarctic Survey 🐧 today. We forecast for their Antarctic bases and collaborate on areas from ocean monitoring to space weather. The glass contains glacial ice with bubbles of ancient air which tell us so much about the pre-industrial #climate


We welcomed Climate Minister Kerry McCarthy to the Met Office Throughout her visit the Minister had the opportunity to see firsthand how we support the work of her department and the wider UK Government’s Net Zero ambitions Department for Energy Security and Net Zero




Glacier melt threatens water supplies for two billion people, UN warns | Ayesha Tandon w/comment from Dr. Heïdi Sevestre Dr. Aditi Mukherji Sahana Subramaniam Dr James Kirkham Tenzing C. Sherpa Read here: buff.ly/WWAj1nd


If natural changes in the sun were the main driver of recent global warming, we would expect the stratosphere to warm along with the troposphere. But the stratosphere is cooling. This is a telltale sign of an intensifying greenhouse effect. From new paper by Ed Hawkins et al.👇





The Met Office is committed to making as much of our data as we can available publicly for others to use. metoffice.gov.uk/services/data/… Here’s an update on all the data we make available and the different platforms you can access it on. Rainfall radar composite is the latest addition.






This is a great new site from Dan Harris Feels really warm today - this tells you just how warm, putting it in context of historical data. Loads of detail behind the main view for your local site. istheukhotrightnow.com
