Tag Archives: tropical storm

Atlantic tropical storms forming at a record pace

Posted on 18 September, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

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 →

‘Medicane’ bringing ‘rough seas’ to Mediterranean

Posted on 28 September, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

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 →

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Leaving no stone unturned in hurricane preparedness

Posted on 6 July, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

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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UNISDR International Day for Disaster Reduction 2017

Posted on 13 October, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

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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Protection, prosperity, wellbeing: a focus on disaster risk reduction

Posted on 9 October, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Recent crises and disasters across the globe, including Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, floods and landslides in Sierra Leone, severe flooding in the United States and earthquakes in Mexico serve to highlight the very real and immediate need for disaster … Continue reading →

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Cyclone Enawo heading for Madagascar

Posted on 6 March, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Cyclone Enawo is at present just to the east of northern Madagascar in the South Indian Ocean, with 10-minute averaged wind speeds near 105 mph and much higher gusts. The 2016-17 cyclone season has seen record low levels of activity … Continue reading →

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Has the weather played a role in bringing unusual birds to Britain during 2016?

Posted on 29 December, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

With our position on the edge of northwest Europe, the UK receives air masses from all points of the compass during the year adding to the natural variability of our weather. This fact is known by meteorologists and birdwatchers because … Continue reading →

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What’s happening to the weather around the globe?

Posted on 14 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Europe (not including the UK) Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to affect parts of the northern Mediterranean today. Southern France and northwest Italy could see another 50-150mm of rain, following on from similar amounts yesterday (Thursday). “Red” warnings for heavy … Continue reading →

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Matthew, Nicole and other tropical cyclones worldwide

Posted on 11 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Matthew After forming just to the east of the Caribbean 11 days earlier, Hurricane Matthew finally ended its life as a tropical cyclone just off the coast of North Carolina in the USA this weekend. Although Matthew weakened to … Continue reading →

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The latest on Hurricane Matthew

Posted on 9 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Matthew has weakened over the past 24 hours and is now a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph and is currently centred just off the South Carolina coast. Matthew made landfall just to the north-east of Charleston, … Continue reading →

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