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Spotlight on sport and climate |
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Throughout July we have been exploring how climate change is impacting sport, looking at how sporting organisations and authorities are using climate science to inform adaptation and sustainability action. This aims to support sports communities and individuals to enhance their resilience and be better prepared for future climate risk.
The sound of summer
Here Senior Climate scientist James Pope looks back over the impacts we are already seeing from our changing climate on his favourite sport – cricket – and what this might mean for the future of the sport.
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Changing climatic conditions of British sporting events under increased global temperatures
This blog looks at a recent piece of work at the Met Office which explores the expected future climatic conditions of a number of popular sporting events spread across the country and throughout the year.
From the Great North Run in Newcastle to the start of the Six Nations (February) in Twickenham (London), Murrayfield (Edinburgh) and Principality (Cardiff) stadiums – find out how our changing climate is impacting major UK sporting events
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Hottest day globally
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has announced that on 21 July 2024, the daily global average temperature reached a new record high.
Based on preliminary data released by C3S on 23 July, Sunday 21 July was the hottest day globally at 17.09°C, slightly exceeding the previous record of 17.08°C from 6 July 2023.
Hottest day of the year so far
Last week on 19 July, the UK provisionally saw its highest temperature of the year so far, with 31.9°C reached in London. But it has been hotter! On this day 2 years ago, an unprecedented heatwave set a new all-time UK record, with 40.3°C recorded in Lincolnshire.
 Attribution studies show that all of the notable UK heatwaves in recent years were more likely and more intense due to human induced climate change. The record temperatures experienced during the 2022 heatwave were so extreme they are considered a rare event in today’s climate. However, by 2100, under a high emissions scenario, the UK could see 40°C days every 3 or 4 years on average.
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BBC Podcast: Is the rise in global wildfires unstoppable?
In the latest episode of BBC Radio 4’s Rare Earth, Senior Climate Scientist Dr Stacey New talks to hosts Helen Czerski and Tom Heap about the intricacies of wildfires and how climate change is driving an increase in their frequency and severity.
Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.
The group of scientists from 14 countries and across several disciplines – physical and social sciences, mathematics, statistics, remote sensing, fire communication and art, operational fire science, and fire management – gathered to discuss rapid changes in fire regimes and identify pathways to address these challenges.
The experts identified three grand challenges for fire science in the coming decades: understanding the role of fire in the carbon cycle, fire and extreme events, and the role of humans in fire.
Met Office Senior Climate Scientist, Chantelle Burton is a co-author on the white paper, said:
 The white paper makes clear that as fires become more intense and frequent, the urgency for effective and proactive fire science grows.
Progress in reducing emissions: CCC report
On 18 July, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) published their latest progress report on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in which they concluded that the UK’s 2030 emissions reduction target is at risk and that this needs to be corrected as a matter of urgency.
Professor Piers Forster, interim chair of the CCC, said: “The transition to Net Zero can deliver investment, lower bills, and energy security. It will help the UK keep its place on the world stage. It is a way for this Government to serve both the people of today and the people of tomorrow.”
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State of the UK Climate 2023 report
Tomorrow, we will be publishing the annual State of the UK Climate report. It will provide the latest assessment of the UK’s climate and review notable weather, sea level and phenology from 2023. Follow our social media channels and visit our web page tomorrow to learn more.
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