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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at the Met Office?  Recently the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) launched the Early Careers of Colour (ECC) Network. The aim is to foster a supportive community for early career professionals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, empowering them to thrive in meteorology and climate science. At the Met Office, we are committed to fostering a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We believe that a diverse workforce enhances creativity and innovation, leading to better decision-making and outcomes for all.  Our employee networks are critical to helping us achieve this, by coming together to share experiences, offer support and work with senior leaders and colleagues to create positive change. Our networks are crucial in helping individuals connect and grow both personally and professionally and we want to be part of this journey towards a more inclusive and equitable future.  As part of (ECC) Network initiative, the latest episode of the Diverse Voices series features scientists Laila Gohar and Michael Lai talking about their experiences of working for the Met Office.  The series demonstrates the valuable contributions of individuals from diverse backgrounds, highlighting their experiences and insights in the field. The latest is one of three episodes specifically exploring ethnic diversity.  Watch 👉 https://lnkd.in/eRhGJrCg Find out more about how we support our employees on our career website https://lnkd.in/e-v9pSQW #GreatPlaceToWork  #Diversity #Inclusion #MetOffice #DiverseVoices #STEM #Equality 

Today we celebrate 170 years of forecasting for the nation.    Since our foundation in 1854, we’ve pioneered the science of meteorology and its application.    We combine weather, climate science and data with expert insights to help people make decisions so they can be safe, well and prosperous.    Here we highlight just some of the many moments in our history, from the first storm warning and possibly the most important forecast in our history which enabled the D-Day landings. To advancing weather and climate science and services across the world.    Find out more about our history https://lnkd.in/ezGb3JuR and explore the treasures in from the National Meteorological Library and Archive’s collections: https://lnkd.in/eQtSyMWx    #MetOffice170 #GreatPlaceToWork 

We’re proud to be part of a major international project during the Paris 2024 Olympics to improve forecasting of extreme weather in urban areas. Led by METEO FRANCE and endorsed by World Meteorological Organization, the project will advance meteorological research into potentially extreme weather events (e.g. heatwaves, thunderstorms, heavy rain) affecting people in towns and cities. During the 8 weeks covering the Olympics and Paralympics, we’ll compare our experimental high resolution forecasting models with those from other centres on a daily basis, so we can improve our future capability. Find out more ⤵ https://lnkd.in/gZprB-s9 #OlympicsParis #Paris2024 #Olympics

Have you considered a career in engineering with us? 👷♂️ As the UK’s national weather and climate service, we need engineers to look after the equipment that help us gather meteorological data for our world-leading forecasts and services. Our engineers maintain our network of automatic weather stations, measuring temperature, rainfall, wind speed and other parameters 🌧 For eight years Alex Collins worked in engineering for the Royal Navy, maintaining ships’ weapons systems to ensure they remained fully operational and effective. After becoming a dad for the first time, Alex began looking for new opportunities where he could still use his skillset but spend more time in the UK 🚢 In January 2024, Alex transferred from the military to meteorology, joining the Met Office as a Marine Systems Senior Engineer. He wanted to be able to travel occasionally, and have a better work-life balance. His role involves looking after our offshore weather stations deployed on our fleet of buoys, light vessels and commercial ships. Read his story ⤵ https://lnkd.in/gaQ5wCJF #GreatPlaceToWork #EngineeringForGood

Today the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) published the Met Office’s annual #StateofUKClimate Report for 2023.   The report reveals how climate change is causing a dramatic increase in the frequency of temperature extremes and number of temperature records the UK experiences.   New analysis of observations shows that extremes of temperature in the UK are most affected by human induced climate change. This means the UK is seeing, on average, more frequent periods of hot weather, bringing challenges for infrastructure, health and wellbeing. Mike Kendon, Climate scientist and lead author of the report, explains more in our video 📺 Published every summer, the report provides an assessment of UK climate trends, variations and extremes, based on observations of temperature, precipitation, sunshine and wind speed from the UK land weather station network, managed by the Met Office alongside the National Oceanography Centre and The Woodland Trust.    Learn more about the report findings in our news release 👇 https://bit.ly/3y20xM6

Would you like to help shape the future of our weather app? 📲   You can try new features and updates on a test version of the app, and give us feedback, before they are released to all users. Our recent updates have included more presented video content, including our new 14-day outlook 🌦 With the Met Office weather app, you can get our world-leading, accurate weather forecasts, from one hour to seven days ahead, throughout the UK and around the world. You can watch our latest presented forecasts, explore our interactive weather maps, and get instant notification of our weather warnings ⚠ Join our group of testers and find out more ⤵ http://bit.ly/3LvvZoR

Climate change is having a significant impact on sport at all levels, including competitive matches, training spaces and athletes’ health 🏃♀️ It poses a serious challenge for cricket, because the game is played outdoors during the summer and weather conditions are particularly influential 🏏 Extreme heat can be a safety risk to players and spectators, flooding is a major problem for some clubs, and air pollution prompted concern at the recent 2023 Cricket World Cup in India 🌡 As part of our monthly theme exploring the impact of climate change on sport, Met Office Senior Climate Scientist James Pope discusses the effect of climate a game he plays and follows ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eSwczKj8 #GetClimateReady #ClimateChange #Cricket

Within the UK National Climate Science Partnership (UKNCSP), the Met Office and NERC: Natural Environment Research Council-supported Research Centres join forces to connect and leverage their #climate research capabilities, and work towards a shared vision of the UK as a global leader in #ClimateScience for climate solutions.      A new webinar series will kick off soon to share plans and progress with UKNCSP, and to engage the community as activities develop.     The first webinar will take place next week on Friday 19 July at 11:00 – 12:00 BST and discuss climate information ‘beyond UKCP18’, as the current climate projections products are being reviewed in the context of evolving user needs and developments in climate science. The webinar offers an opportunity to learn more about a potential vision for a broader and more usable package of Climate Information (UKCI), and to get involved in the process.    Prof Jason Lowe, Principal Fellow/Head of Climate Services for Government at the Met Office and Chair in Interdisciplinary Climate Research, Priestley Centre, University of Leeds, and Dr Carol McSweeney, Science Manager and Deputy UKCP Science Lead at the Met Office, will be leading the webinar, with contributions from other scientists from the Met Office, University of Bristol and National Centre for Atmospheric Science.    The webinar is free to attend. You can find all information and a link to register here: https://lnkd.in/eAmQ7pJb  

Many people around the world are experiencing more extreme weather, due to climate change. Now we're developing our skills in data science to drive forward advances in weather forecasting and climate projections. The Transatlantic Data Science Academy is led by the UK Met Office and the US NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Its mission is “to develop an enabling environment to attract, retain and grow the skilled and diverse workforce needed to realise the potential of a new frontier in Data Science in weather and climate science now and in the future”.  By improving our ability to predict storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts, we can help to protect people from the impact of these events, and ultimately save lives.  Watch our video with Rebecca McCoy, Kate Huxtable, Tom Hill and Ray Tanabe ⤵ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gRYsHTeG #ClimateChange #DataScience #Flooding #Heatwaves #ExtremeWeather