About Mark McCarthy
Mark I. McCarthy FMedSci FRCP FRSB is the Robert Turner Professor of Diabetic Medicine at the University of Oxford, where he is also a senior research fellow of Green Templeton College. He is recognized for his research on the genetic basis of type II diabetes.
UK weather: hottest June since records began - Met Office
... " It s officially the hottest June on record for the UK, for mean temperature as well as average maximum and minimum temperature, " said Met Office s Mark Mccarthy...
UK weather: 2022 was warmest year ever, Met Office confirms
... Dr Mark Mccarthy, head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre, said: " Although an arbitrary number, the UK surpassing an annual average temperature of 10C is a notable moment in our climatological history...
2022 will be warmest year ever for UK, Met Office says
... " While many will remember the summer s extreme heat, what has been noteworthy this year has been the relatively consistent heat through the year, with every month except December being warmer than average, " Dr Mark Mccarthy said...
Climate change: Summer 2022 smashed dozens of UK records
... " What was really notable about this heatwave was the northerly extent of extreme temperatures, and by how much previous records were broken, " according to Dr Mark Mccarthy, head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre...
UK weather: Hottest day of the year as temperatures to rise further
... Dr Mark Mccarthy, head of the Met Office s National Climate Information Centre, said climate change had increased the average temperatures of UK summers and the likelihood of experiencing more extreme temperatures during hot spells and heatwaves...
Climate change: Heatwave temperature threshold raised in England by Met Office
... Dr Mark Mccarthy, head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre - the body which manages the UK s climate records - said climate statistics over time have revealed an " undeniable warming trend for the UK"...
UK weather: 2022 was warmest year ever, Met Office confirms
Last Year was the UK's warmest year on record, the Met Office has confirmed.
The average annual temperature in 2022 was More Than 10C for the First Time , it said.
The mean temperature across the 12 Months was 10. 03C - topping the previous all-time high of 9. 88C in 2014.
It means 15 of the UK's Top 20 warmest years on record have all occurred This Century - with the entire Top 10 within The Past two decades.
Dr Mark Mccarthy , head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre, said: " Although an arbitrary number, the UK surpassing an annual average temperature of 10C is a notable moment in our climatological history.
" This moment comes as no surprise, since 1884 all the 10 Years recording the highest annual temperature have occurred from 2003.
" It is clear from the observational record that human-induced Global Warming is already impacting the UK's climate. "
All four nations set records for heat in 2022, with England seeing the highest average temperature at 10. 94C, followed by Wales (10. 23C), Northern Ireland (9. 85C) and Scotland (8. 50C).
Source of news: bbc.com