May 2026 Hi! And thanks for visiting! My next ‘climate viz of the month’ blog highlights a region of the Arctic that is no stranger to extreme events or climate change: the Barents Sea. In fact, th…

For 15 consecutive days, temperatures were over 32°C. Today, heatwaves are 3°C or 4°C hotter.

The UK's June temperature record of 35.6C, set in 1976, could fall next week with two waves of intense heat. Highs of 37-38C are possible as Britain sits on the edge of a remarkable European heat dome.

Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and see more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash – according to research led ...

April 2026 was in the top 10 warmest on record, with a CET mean of 10.4C. But a substantial northerly outbreak is on the way, bringing frosts to Scotland and noticeably cooler weather further south.

Adolescence happens once.

A warm March triggering an early start to the growing season then a dry April so far and recent windy conditions too are creating the ideal conditions for wildfires to spread, with numerous fires across parts of the UK this week. Is there any rain on the horizon?

Wellington remains under a state of emergency midweek after torrential rain in New Zealand. The rain has eased but the flooding and landslide damage is causing disruption as the community starts to clear up.

Storm Dave brings unusually wet and windy weather this Easter, with yellow warnings in force. But a big change follows early next week, with temperatures potentially creeping above 20C in parts of the south.

Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.

A dull, wet winter for much of the UK, with a stationary jet stream driving repeated wet spells from mid-January to mid-February. Despite the regular rain - south-western Britain was sunnier, while northern England and eastern Scotland were particularly gloomy.

Global weather observations (METAR, SYNOP, BUOY, SHIP, TAF, CWOP) decoded to enable display of latest temperatures, weather, snow depths, precipitation, wind and wave conditions and more

Over the past three centuries, thousands of people across the British and Irish Isles have regularly recorded rainfall, often every day for decades. Their efforts allow us to reconstruct long-term tr...

Climate and weather data visualizations