University of Exeter students are leading a project with the Met Office, British Geological Survey and Lancaster University to better understand space weather events and the prediction of their impacts.
Space Weather is caused by large eruptions on the Sun which can have a dramatic impact on technology including communications, energy supply and satellite operations as well as affecting radiation levels and exposure.
Based at the historic Normal Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth, the third year students of Natural Sciences are working with Dr Suzy Bingham from the Met Office...
A £100 million investment and further growth will be unlocked at Exeter Science Park, thanks to additional funding provided by Devon County Council.
The County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 14 October) agreed to use the remainder of a £2.5 million funding package to develop vital infrastructure at the Science Park. It is using Growth Deal Funding awarded from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership in April.
The infrastructure is needed to meet challenging targets for the opening of the Met Office’s £100 million supercomputer facility and collaboration...
The Met Office is playing host to a fundraising fashion show for Exeter-based charity WESC Foundation (WESC), to help raise much needed funds for the charity’s ‘Communication Aids Appeal’. Sponsored by ITEC Connect and compéred by popular broadcaster Judi Spiers, the event is being held on the 22nd October with John Lewis showcasing its autumn/winter 2015 collection featuring students at Exeter College as models, who will also be wearing their own designs.
Andy Yeatman – Communications Manager – Met Office said: “The weather will have big impact on what you wear over the autumn and...
An El Niño climate event is under way that could lead to conditions similar to those of 2009/2010 (which saw the coldest January in decades) and possibly the worst for 65 years.
El Niño is one of three key climate patterns that could lead to changes in our global temperature.
It can trigger droughts in some areas, typhoons in others and is associated with an increased chance of blizzards in the northern hemisphere.
The Exeter-based Met Office is warning that that the El Nino phenomenon – which caused the prolonged, snowy winter six years ago – could be the most...
WESC Foundation Fashion Show @ The Met Office brought to you by John Lewis and Exeter College supported by ITEC Compère: Judi Spiers Date: Thursday, 22nd October 2015 Time: 6:30 -9:30pm Venue: Met Office, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, United Kingdom Tel: 01392 454200 To reserve your ticket: RSVP: jduckham@wescfoundation.org.uk Website: www.wescfoundation.ac.uk Tickets: £10
Join WESC Foundation, the school and college for young people and adults with sight-loss and specialist centre for visual impairment, at their annual Fashion Show. For the first time being held at the Met...
After a dry and warm start, summer 2015 is set to end on an average note with temperatures and rainfall close to normal for the season.
Despite a dry and sunny June and a brief heat-wave at the start of July, summer overall looks set to be cooler than average and cooler than either summer 2013 or 2014. It has also been rather wetter than average, however sunshine totals are expected to be near average.
In general the weather has been dominated by a westerly flow from the Atlantic, bringing often cool and rather wet conditions, especially in the north and west, with the...
BBC weather forecasts may be supplied by foreign meteorologist, it has emerged.
After the Exeter-based Met Office lost its contract with the BBC for the first time since 1922, the frontrunners to take over are Dutch New Zealand firms.
Exeter MP and former BBC journalist, Ben Bradshaw, called the decision 'madness' and called on the government to intervene.
It has been reported that after the BBC lost out in the tendering process, the two remaining favourites are Metra, an offshoot of the New Zealand national forecasting service and Meteo, collaboration between the...
The Met Office has publicy responded to losing its BBC contract.
Here is its website blog in full:
You may have seen reports in the media today that the Met Office won’t be the BBCs main weather provider when the current contract ends.
Obviously everyone at the Met Office is disappointed that we won’t be supplying weather presenters and graphics to the BBC in the future.
As a trusted British institution we work at the heart of Government, with a wide range of customers, and with emergency responders to maintain resilience and public safety. We will be...
The Exeter-based Met Office has lost its BBC weather forecasting contract for the first time since 1922.
The BBC is legally required to secure the best value for money for licence fee payers and will tender the contract to outside competition.
Steve Noyes, Met Office operations and customer services director, told BBC News: "Nobody knows Britain's weather better and, during our long relationship with the BBC, we've revolutionised weather communication to make it an integral part of British daily life.
"This is disappointing news, but we will be working to make sure...
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for Devon.
Forecasters say heavy downpours and thunderstorms may affect eastern parts of the region.
More persistent and at times heavy rain will develop across Devon during today (Sunday), clearing northwards during the early afternoon.
The public should be aware that flooding may result from either short-period intense rainfall this evening, or more persistent heavy rain thereafter. This warning may be updated as further information becomes available.
A chief forecaster at the Exeter-based agency said: “...
