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What has been driving Hurricane Beryl?
Hurricane Beryl, which has been tearing through the Caribbean, has been hitting the headlines for several reasons. Firstly, there is the undeniable fact that during her existence as a Category 4 and 5 hurricane Beryl caused much damage and loss … Continue reading
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Tagged Cayman Islands, climate change, climate science, Hurricane Beryl, Jamaica, Met Office, tropical cyclone
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Hilary bringing a year’s worth of rain in a single day
The Hollywood studios of southern California are renowned for creating dramatic storylines. But sometimes the region produces events which rival anything from a film producer’s imagination. Tropical Storm Hilary – a former hurricane – is bringing intense rainfall to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Hurricane Hilary, tropical cyclone
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Freddy: one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones
Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has just rocked Madagascar, has been barrelling through the tropical Indian Ocean for 16 days – making it one of the longest-lived systems in the southern hemisphere. It developed on 6 February off the coast of … Continue reading
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Tagged Met Office, tropical cyclone, Tropical Cyclone Freddy, weather
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Will Hurricane Ida affect the UK’s weather?
Hurricane Ida has seen winds of up to 150mph and intense rainfall bringing widespread flash flooding to a swathe of America, in what has been the fifth strongest storm to hit the US mainland. Ida formed over the Caribbean Sea … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, Hurricane Ida, Jet stream, tropical cyclone
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Atlantic tropical storms forming at a record pace
Author: Julian Heming, Met Office Tropical Prediction Scientist. Update 21 Sept 2020 Shortly after publishing the blog below two more storms were named. A low pressure system near Portugal was named Subtropical Storm Alpha, which made landfall later on Friday … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic hurricane season, Atlantic storm season, cyclone season, hurricane, La Niña, Medicane, Met Office, tropical cyclone, tropical storm
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‘Medicane’ bringing ‘rough seas’ to Mediterranean
A strong storm developing in the Mediterranean Sea, frequently referred to as a ‘medicane’, has been making the news in the last couple of days, but what exactly is a ‘medicane’? How is it defined? There is actually no official … Continue reading
Leaving no stone unturned in hurricane preparedness
With hurricanes developing in the Atlantic Basin, Gavin Iley, Met Office Head of International Crisis Management & Resilience, provides a personal account of how the Met Office works tirelessly to ensure its hurricane advice is ‘useful, useable and used’. Earlier … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic hurricane season, hurricane, Met Office, tropical cyclone, tropical storm
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UNISDR International Day for Disaster Reduction 2017
The idea behind UNISDR International Day for Disaster Reduction 2017 (IDDR 2017) (13 Oct 2017) is to raise global awareness of the work that goes on worldwide to reduce the risk of disaster faced by millions, highlighting the effective actions, … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, DRR, International Day for Disaster Reduction, Met Office, severe weather, storms, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, UNISDR
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The Fujiwhara effect: When Tropical Cyclones go dancing
Did you know that Tropical Cyclones sometimes go dancing? This interesting phenomena is called the Fujiwhara effect*, which can be seen this week in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. Sometimes, when tropical cyclones get close to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fujiwhara, Hurricane Hilary, Hurricane Irwin, Met Office, Met Office Storm Tracker, tropical cyclone
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Ex-Cyclone Debbie continues to bring heavy rain
Cyclone Debbie made landfall over the coast of Queensland Australia on Tuesday producing severe wind damage to properties in areas close to the eye including the towns of Bowen and Proserpine. Debbie gradually moved inland and as winds eased the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane, Cyclone Debbie, flash flooding, flood, flooding, heavy rain, Queensland, rain, rainfall, Storm, storms, strong winds, tropical cyclone
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