Dave Petley

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20 October 2026 06:34

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster tomorrow, in which 116 children and 28 adults were killed in a mine waste landslide in South Wales, I have reposted my (now unavailable) blog posts from a decade ago describing the tragedy. eos.org/thelandslide...

Met Office - weather and climate

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07 October 2026 07:35

Noticing the nights drawing in? 🌙 October brings a big shift, with most of the UK losing over 2 hours of daylight this month. Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?

Dr Jack J Matthews

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06 October 2026 10:07

📽 Very excited to share this new animation that we've been quietly working on for a while with the fab team at Natural England. 👁 Take a look:

Met Office - weather and climate

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05 October 2026 12:01

Yes, it’s 5th October 🍂 No, it doesn’t exactly feel like it. Here’s how temperatures compare with the October average 👇

Aaron Becker

aaronjbecker.bsky.social

05 October 2026 12:01

This was one of the three hottest US summers since 1940: June to August ran 3.2 °F above the late 1800s across its land. Colorado ran 5.8 °F above, its hottest summer since 1940. The ten warmest years since 1979 have all come since 2012. ERA5 via Copernicus C3S. #USA #climate #dataviz