The UK has experienced recurring hydrological droughts in the past and their frequency and
severity are predicted to increase with climate change. However, quantifying the risks of …

How climate change will affect the spatial coherence of droughts is a key question that water
managers must answer in order to adopt strategies to mitigate impacts on water resources …

UK city decision makers in local governments are coming under increasing pressure to plan
for extreme heat events due to the increasing frequency and intensity of such events. While …

Lightning strikes, snow, and wind are common causes of power system failures. Their
frequency of occurrence varies depending on weather patterns and seasons. Here, we …

The northwest European shelf (NWS) seas are environmentally and economically important,
and an understanding of how their climate may change helps with their management …

Abstract The Northwest European shelf experienced unprecedented surface temperature
anomalies in June 2023 (anomalies up to 5° C locally, north of Ireland). Here, we show the …

Abstract 1976 was one of the most acute droughts in the UK, exceptional due to the
compounding effects of low rainfall and hot summer temperatures. In this study, we provide a …

Large-scale atmospheric circulations are a significant driver of rainfall extremes. However,
little attention has so far been devoted to understanding how large-scale circulation patterns …

Three out of the five highest daily winter rainfall totals on record over Northern England have
occurred from 2015 onwards. Heavy rainfall events in the winters of 2013–2014, 2015–2016 …

The North West European Shelf Seas (NWS) are environmentally and economically
important, and an understanding of how their climate may change helps with their …