Bill Giles calls on broadcasters to add slot explaining humans’ impact on climate
The veteran weatherman Bill Giles is calling on the BBC and other major broadcasters to radically overhaul their forecasts to incorporate information about climate change.
The former head of BBC weather presenters has said more needs to be done by broadcasters to highlight climate change to face the “reality more squarely and openly”.
Continue reading...Lifeboat rescues fishermen as storm hits rail and road links across Britain
Six crew members from a stricken fishing vessel have been rescued amid 20ft waves while rail and road links across Britain have been hit by storm-force winds.
Winds hit 60 miles per hour for a second day across coasts as Storm Gareth continued to move across the UK on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Met Office puts Britain on yellow alert as destructive weather arrives from the west
Forecasters have warned of possible travel disruption and power cuts as they issued a yellow weather warning for Storm Gareth, which could bring destructive weather when it hits the UK this week.
The storm is expected to land on Tuesday and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds covering almost all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as parts of Scotland, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some north-western areas of England were also issued with yellow warnings of rain for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Continue reading...Resorts are facing one of their most difficult seasons with many forced to close off slopes
Scotland’s ski resorts are facing one of their most difficult seasons in years, with a lack of snow forcing them to close many of their slopes, raising questions about the impact of climate change.
Unusually mild weather – a record February temperature for Scotland of 18.3C (65F) was recorded on Aboyne in Deeside this week – has led every resort to shut down their main slopes. One has had to close entirely.
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