The wet and stormy <scp>UK</scp> winter of 2019/2020
Paul Davies, Mark McCarthy, Nikos Christidis, Nick Dunstone, David Fereday, Mike Kendon, Jeff Knight, Adam A. Scaife, David M. H. Sexton
Abstract
During the winter of 2019/2020, the UK experienced its fifth wettest of any calendar month on record during what was the wettest February on record. In this paper we review the predictable component of the winter situation, the role of climate variability and show that climate change has increased the likelihood of extremes of this nature.
Topics & Concepts
ClimatologyClimate changeEnvironmental scienceMeteorologyGeographyOceanographyGeologyClimate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsHydrology and Watershed Management Studies