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Issue 36 | 14 December 2022 |
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As we near the end of 2022, we take a look back at a year that has seen record-breaking temperatures in the UK and other parts of the world, devastating floods in Pakistan and the lowest Antarctic sea-ice extent on record.
A recent analysis from the Met Office looked at six types of extreme event and climate change impact and tried to assess overlapping trends across different regions of the world in recent years.
In July 2022, the UK exceeded 40°C for the first time, going above this temperature in multiple places around the country. Earlier in the year, southern Asia also experienced extreme heat with notably higher temperatures than usually expected in the region.
 During the summer monsoon season in 2022, Pakistan saw their wettest July on record followed by a very wet August. The resulting floods affected 33 million people.
 In November, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published their Provisional State of the Global Climate report for 2022. “The global mean temperature in 2022 is currently estimated to be about 1.15 [1.02 to 1.28]°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average”, according to the report.
The UK needs a December of near-record cold weather to avoid 2022 being the warmest year on record for the UK, according to Met Office statistics.
The news comes as provisional figures from the Met Office show Autumn 2022 (September, October, November) was the third warmest on record for the UK, with an average mean temperature of 11.1°C, topped only by 2011 and 2006’s Autumn figures, in a series which goes back to 1884.
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Climate adaptation: Africa on the frontline explored the impacts of climate change on the African continent, a region disproportionately affected by our changing climate. We were joined by speakers from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
How can science and services help global food supply? This webinar considered the impacts of climate change on the resilience of the food system and how this is factored into decision making. We were joined by speakers from the University of the West of England, Defra and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Pathways to 1.5°C considered whether we are on track to limit warming to 1.5°C, also exploring overshoot and the co-benefits of tackling climate change. We were joined by speakers from University College London, the University of Leeds and the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
 In our Mostly Climate podcast series, Met Office experts and guests explore the subject of climate. Aimed at a non-scientific audience, each episode provides an insight into the underlying science of climate and the challenges we face due to climate change.
You might also be interested in our Mostly Weather podcasts - in which a panel of Met Office scientists take a lively look at the history and science of meteorology – and our Weather Snap podcasts - a roundup of the week’s weather news plus the latest global stories.
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Next week the Met Office will release its global temperature forecast for 2023, revealing predictions for the coming year based on the latest observations of global temperature. We will be issuing a press release and the latest details on our social media channels.
 Changing weather and climate extremes such as drought, flooding, heatwaves and storm surges will have significant impacts across UK food systems.
In January 2023, the Met Office is holding a series of two interdisciplinary, online workshops to scope the adaptation and policy responses needed.
Open to anyone with an interest in the area, the workshops will bring together a broad community across academia, industry, policy, government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that will work collaboratively to deliver a summary paper that informs future funding priorities and supports decision making in policy and industry.
You can find more information on the event, and how to sign up below.
Are you a consultant, analyst, or in a similar role and looking to reach the top of your game when it comes to climate data? If so, there’s still space on our quarterly online training course: ‘Climate data for reporting and decision making’, with the next one happening in January.
Met Office experts have designed this programme to give you the knowledge and skills to identify, access, interpret and communicate climate data and data-driven insights with confidence, credibility and impact.
If you want to be able to confidently use climate data to carry out climate change risk assessments, limit exposure or protect infrastructure & operations, then this course is for you.
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