{"id":386630,"date":"2025-07-03T18:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=386630"},"modified":"2025-07-03T18:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:46:28","slug":"met-office-cannot-back-up-their-claim-that-springs-are-getting-drier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=386630","title":{"rendered":"Met Office Cannot Back Up Their Claim That Springs Are Getting\u00a0Drier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of spring the Met Office put out a press release, which claimed that \u201cthis spring shows some of the changes we\u2019re seeing in our weather patterns, with more extreme conditions, including prolonged dry, sunny weather, becoming more frequent.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As there is no evidence at all that dry springs are becoming more common, I asked the Met Office to provide for their claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is their reply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UK Climate 2023 report referenced offers this conclusion on the section Page 31 to 36:<\/p>\n\n\n

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In other words, dry seasons if anything are on the decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The section from page 74 merely looks at future projections, which therefore have no relevance at all..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile the Christidis study is also irrelevant, as it looks summers in Europe. Similarly the Kendon study is only concerned with projections for summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Met Office have been unable to offer any evidence for Emma Carlisle\u2019s claim. Indeed they cannot, because none exists.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her incorrect statement should be retracted and a correction published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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