Richard Allan

Global #climate hazards @UKHSA 25th July 2025: 🌧️ #floods across Pakistan, China, South Korea 🔥 #wildfires in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey 🥀 #drought affects Iran ⛈️ storms hit Ethiopia, France, Romania, Thailand, Vietnam 🌀 typhoon Co-may hits Philippines met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/extr…

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As a hosepipe ban kicks in over parts of Reading we look at how this summer so far compares to the UK’s infamous hot, dry summer of 1976 in this week’s @UniRdg_Met blog: blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-cl…

Global #climate hazards @UKHSA 18 Jul 2025: 🔥 #wildfires Canada, USA, Spain 🌧️ #floods & landslides China, Nepal, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, USA, Ecuador, Spain, Sudan 🌪️ tornado New Zealand ⚡ lightning eastern USA met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/extr…

We all need to grow fig trees, though maybe wait for peer review? newscientist.com/article/248711…

Global #climate hazards @UKHSA 11th Jul 2025: 🌧️ floods China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Colombia, Ecuador, USA, Nigeria 🌀 tropical cyclone DANAS China/Taiwan 🔥 wildfire France, Spain, Syria ⛈️ storms Italy, Romania, USA met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/extr…

Coverage about the new @ECMWF headquarters under construction on our @UniofReading campus next door to us in Met that combined with our other centres will form the world’s largest cluster of weather & climate research and operational forecasting: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We’re going to need a bigger scale.. The exceptional mediterranean heatwave continues with anomalies close to 8°C above average. This is around 9 standard deviations above normal. 5 is considered an exceptional, once in a several thousand year event. This is EXTREME.

A serious 17 sacked litter scattered across Dingley Dell, Rothwell Walk and other Caversham litter hotspots, conglomerating a mighty 15 large/10 small bags including a bog seat & nifty penguin curtains with great @DofE help. Join us in our rubbish quest! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

Global #climate hazards @UKHSA 4th July 2025: ❄️Coldwave grips Argentina, Chile & Uruguay 🌡️Heatwave across Europe & Japan 🔥Wildfires France, Greece, Spain, Turkey & USA 🌧️Floods/Landslides Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, France& Nigeria met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/extr…

"Both of these extremes are getting worse as the climate warms." Professor in climate science @rpallanuk explains to Sky's @AnnaBotting why we're seeing more intense rainfall and flooding, as well as more frequent heatwaves. Latest: trib.al/I4Kq812 📺 Sky 501 & YouTube

Ten went #WildAboutReading, relieving Amersham Rd Rec (including a rogue rubbish-ridden shrub) of 9 big/7 small bags of litter plus 7 vapes for recycling. Thanks to our @DofE volunteers! Join us for more #litterhero action soon: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

Global #climate hazards @UKHSA 🌧️floods/landslides Brazil, Colombia, South Africa, China, Pakistan, India, Indonesia 🔥wildfire Italy, Croatia, Greece 🌩️storms France 🌀Hurricane Erick Mexico ❄️Coldwave Uruguay 🌡️🌩️🔥🌪️heatwave/storms/tornado/wildfire USA met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/extr…

Immensely proud to know this talented individual: @JolenecookC OBE talks about her vital role as Head of International Climate Science and UK IPCC Focal Point @energygovuk fullcircleci.co.uk/episode-146-li…

Global #climate hazards @UKHSA 20th June 2025: 🌀storms China, Vietnam, Armenia, Austria, Cameroon, Mexico ⛈️ #floods & landslides Brazil, Colombia, USA, DR Congo, South Africa, India, Indonesia 🌡️ #heatwave Japan 🥀 #drought Syria 🔥 #wildfire New Mexico met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/extr…

Contraction of midlatitude & tropical storm regimes with warming could explain the 21st century increase in Earth's absorption of sunlight and overall heating rate: doi.org/10.1029/2025GL…

Record warming in east then west North Atlantic during mid-2023 explained by weak winds that focused strong solar heating in shallower upper ocean layer (with possible minor effect of cleaner marine air) that contributed to record global surface warmth: doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

Our new paper updating key metrics in the IPCC is now out, and the news is grim: ⬆️ Human induced warming now at 1.36C ⬆️ Rate of warming now 0.27C / decade ⬆️ Sharp increase in Earth's energy imbalance ⬇️ Remaining 1.5C carbon budget only 130 GtCO2

Mega congratulations on hugely deserved OBEs to our very own Andrew Charlton-Perez for services to Climate Science and to Education plus to our alumni Jolene Cook for services to International Climate Science! gov.uk/government/pub…

Simulations at the lower range of future warming projections may be unrealistic as they are unable to capture the large observed global increases in absorbed sunlight & infrared greenhouse effect since 2000 - @gunnarmy et al in @ScienceMagazine: doi.org/10.1126/scienc…