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UK is warming at faster rate than global average
The average annual temperature recorded in the UK has been rising at a faster rate than the global average, according to a new policy brief by Bob Ward and Naomi Hicks on ‘Recent and future changes in the global and UK climate’, which presents an analysis of Met Office records read more »
Nicholas Stern welcomes emissions budget set out in new climate change report
Lord Stern: “This is a comprehensive and important report, prepared by 259 experts from 39 countries, and governments and other policy-makers should read it very carefully. The report makes clear that the Earth is warming and the climate is changing, that human activities are primarily responsible, and that without very strong cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases, we face huge risks from global warming of more than 2°C by the end of this century compared with the period before the Industrial Revolution.” read more »
Governments likely to increase emissions reductions after IPCC report, says Nicholas Stern
Governments around the world are likely to increase their emissions reductions after reading the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Nicholas Stern will tell a public audience today. read more »
Video abstract on mapping climate change
A translation of observations of weather into observations of climate change at local scales is presented in a new paper by David Stainforth, Sandra Chapman and Nick Watkins. The paper shows … read more »
Shambolic media coverage of the Met Office’s new short-term forecast
One of the more remarkable aspects of the UK media’s shambolic reporting last week of the Met Office’s latest short-term global temperature forecasts is the way in which many journalists … read more »
