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Met Office in the Media: 16 August 2010
The weekend papers continue to report on the extreme weather being experienced across the world, and the reasons behind such weather. The Observer focused on scientists meeting in Colorado this week...
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Pakistan floods – More than just an active monsoon?
As the severe flooding in Pakistan appears to worsen once again our Chief Scientist, Professor Julia Slingo, investigates why there has been such severe floods in Pakistan. Pakistan typically receives...
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Met Office on Newsnight
On BBC Two tonight, Newsnight Science Editor Susan Watts will be examining claims by senior climate scientists that global warming is a “major contributing factor” (Dr Ghassem Asrar, director of the...
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Met Office Chief Scientist at the AGU Autumn Meeting
The Moscone Convention Center, location of the AGU Fall MeetingThey say that this is the biggest science meeting of any year and with just one look at the crowds surrounding the 2010 meeting in San...
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Monsoon rains bring devastating floods to southern Pakistan
Parts of Pakistan and Thailand have seen devastating floods after two weeks of persistent torrential rain. The floods have come at a time when many parts of South Asia expect heavy rainfall as part of...
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Further hurricanes expected in west Atlantic
The Met Office has been closely monitoring Tropical Storm Leslie during the past week, especially because of the possibility of the impact on Bermuda. It now looks like Leslie will strengthen to...
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Heavy rainfall and floods in India and Pakistan
Heavy rainfall has devastated parts of India and Pakistan in recent days, leading to some of the worst flooding in decades. The extreme conditions were caused by a tropical depression associated with...
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One metre of rain to fall in the Bay of Bengal
Parts of the Ganges Delta have already seen over 240mm of rain in just 24 hours and coastal areas to the north of the Bay of Bengal are expected to receive over 1000mm over the coming 48 to 72 hours....
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Parts of southern Asia and south-west Pacific braced for severe weather
Residents in parts of southern Asia and the south-west Pacific are bracing themselves for potentially severe weather this weekend. Of particular concern is the potential for flash floods, landslides...
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