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The alerting system provides an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population.
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
HM Coastguard regularly broadcasts Maritime Safety Information (MSI) by…
Weather information at sea Find information about conditions at sea from…
You can get navigational information by radio from: navigational warnings,…
Safe navigation is particularly important in adverse weather and sea…
A voyage data recorder (VDR), often known as the ship’s ‘black box’,…
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a maritime…
A 406 megahertz (MHz) beacon can send a distress signal via satellites to…
Small commercial ships should keep a listening watch on VHF channel 16 for…
Information about local services that have been disrupted by severe weather conditions
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
FCDO travel advice for South Korea. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment
FCDO travel advice for Canada. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information on how the The Met Office delivers space weather services.
Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
Cold-Health Alert (CHA) action cards summarise suggested actions to be taken by different professional bodies and organisations in the event of cold weather.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This information helps to prevent the major avoidable effects of cold weather on health.
Advice on staying well in cold weather, covering issues such as financial help, healthy lifestyle, flu vaccinations and heating.
Annual and monthly publications on weather trends used for context for a variety of energy publications.
Space Minister Andrew Griffith was in Brussels today (22 May 2024), where he witnessed the signing of a major industrial contract that will see Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage building Europe’s flagship space weather mission, Vigil.
The Adverse Weather and Health Plan aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience.
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