{"id":307181,"date":"2024-07-10T17:32:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=307181"},"modified":"2024-08-05T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T09:13:53","slug":"celebrating-170-years-of-the-met-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/discover\/science\/general-science\/celebrating-170-years-of-the-met-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 170 years of the Met Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">It\u2019s often said that talking about the <strong>weather<\/strong> is a <strong>British national obsession<\/strong>. So, it\u2019s no wonder that since the<strong> 19th century<\/strong>, the UK has had its own organisation dedicated to predicting whether we need to grab a <strong>brolly<\/strong> or stick on <strong>sunglasses<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">However, the <strong>Met Office <\/strong>does&nbsp;<strong><em>much<\/em>&nbsp;more<\/strong> than that \u2013 from forecasting conditions for <strong>seafaring ships<\/strong> to helping us track the health of our <strong>planet<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"170 Years of the Met Office\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/994963960?h=cc9a79ec60&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To celebrate its <strong>170th birthday,<\/strong> take a look the <strong>timeline<\/strong> below to see how the Met Office became the organisation we know <strong>today<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:65px\"><strong>1854<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Met-office-founded.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Met-office-founded-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Met-office-founded-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Met-office-founded-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Met-office-founded-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Met-office-founded-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Met-office-founded.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The Met Office is founded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>10 nations<\/strong> (including Great Britain) met in <strong>Brussels, Belgium<\/strong> for the first ever <strong>International Meteorological Conference<\/strong> in <strong>1853<\/strong>. Their aim was to agree a <strong>system<\/strong> for <strong>observing<\/strong> and <strong>logging<\/strong> <strong>weather conditions at sea<\/strong>. Just a year later in <strong>1854<\/strong>, the <strong>UK parliament founded<\/strong> the organisation that would later be called the <strong>Met Office <\/strong>based on this!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1859<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Storm.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Storm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Storm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Storm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Storm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Storm-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Storm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">A national storm warning system is created<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A&nbsp;<em>huuuge<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>storm at sea <\/strong>took <strong>800 lives <\/strong>and destroyed <strong>133 ships<\/strong> \u2013 including a very famous ship named the <strong>Royal Charter<\/strong>. The public were <strong>outraged<\/strong>! The head of the Met Office, <strong>Captain Robert Fitzroy<\/strong>, produced a <strong>detailed report<\/strong>, proving the storm could have been <strong>predicted<\/strong> and disaster prevented. So, a <strong>national storm warning system<\/strong> was created and, in <strong>1861<\/strong>, the <strong>first storm warning <\/strong>was issued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1861<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newspaper.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newspaper-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newspaper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newspaper-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newspaper-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newspaper-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newspaper.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The first public weather forecast is printed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Robert was able to compile <strong>weather observations<\/strong> from stations <strong>dotted around the coast<\/strong> from the comfort of his <strong>London office<\/strong>, all thanks to a fancy <strong>new messaging technology<\/strong> called the <strong>electric telegraph<\/strong>. He soon realised this data would be <strong>useful for the public<\/strong> too, and the <strong>first weather forecast<\/strong> was published in the <strong>Times<\/strong> <strong>newspaper<\/strong> in <strong>1861<\/strong>.&nbsp;Woohoo!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1873<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Sun-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Sun-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Sun-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Sun-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Sun-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Sun.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Worldwide weather prediction rules are established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Meteorologists<\/strong> (<strong>weather scientists<\/strong>) from the <strong>Met Office <\/strong>and <strong>around the world <\/strong>met once again \u2013 this time in <strong>Vienna<\/strong> (capital of Austria). They decided it was important to establish a set of <strong>standard techniques,<\/strong> <strong>definitions<\/strong> and even <strong>symbols<\/strong> for weather prediction. In <strong>1879<\/strong>, the <strong>International Meteorological Organization<\/strong> (later the <strong>World Meteorological Organization<\/strong>) was born.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1922<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Radio-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Radio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Radio-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Radio-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Radio-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Radio.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The first radio weather forecast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Technology was developing very quickly. In <strong>1922<\/strong>, the Met Office&#8217;s first <strong>radio weather forecast<\/strong> took place, changing the way people accessed <strong>weather info<\/strong> forever. The forecast: <em>Calm or light winds with fair periods and rather cold across England. Slightly windier, occasional rain and mild for Scotland and Ireland.<\/em> <strong>Typical British weather then<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1944<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/War-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/War-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/War-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/War-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/War-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/War.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Weather forecasts help end World War II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">During <strong>World War II<\/strong>, Britain and its allies<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>planned a <strong>vital operation <\/strong>in <strong>Normandy<\/strong>, <strong>France<\/strong> \u2013 known as the <strong>D-Day Landings<\/strong>. However, <strong>bad weather <\/strong>could easily scupper their plans. A team of <strong>meteorologists<\/strong>, led by <strong>Met Office forecaster James Stagg<\/strong>, advised the army to <strong>delay for one day<\/strong>. Thanks to this, Britain was able to <strong>win the battle<\/strong> and eventually the <strong>war<\/strong>. The decision <strong>saved countless lives<\/strong>, making it perhaps <strong>one of the most important weather forecasts of all time<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1954<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Television-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Television-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Television-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Television-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Television-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Television.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The first live television weather forecast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>TV<\/strong> was quickly becoming the hottest <strong>new technology <\/strong>\u2013 partly thanks to people scrambling to watch the glitzy <strong>coronation of Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> in <strong>1953<\/strong>. And by <strong>1954<\/strong>, <strong>3.2 million Brits had TV licences<\/strong>. That year, meteorologists <strong>George Cowling<\/strong> and <strong>Tom Clifton <\/strong>were selected to become the <strong>first ever TV weathermen<\/strong>. Weather presenters have been appearing on our screens ever since!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1960<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Satelite-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Satelite-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Satelite-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The first weather satellite launched<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <strong>first weather satellite<\/strong>, called <strong>TIROS1<\/strong>, was launched into <strong>space<\/strong> in <strong>1960<\/strong>. This meant meteorologists could see <strong>large areas of the Earth\u2019s surface<\/strong> for the very first time. Thanks to this, they could now see <strong>complete weather systems<\/strong>, helping forecasts become&nbsp;<em><strong>much<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<strong>more<\/strong> <strong>accurate<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1986<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alert-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alert-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alert-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alert-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alert-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alert.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">A nuclear disaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tragedy struck in <strong>1986<\/strong> when the <strong>Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant <\/strong>in <strong>Ukraine<\/strong> went into <strong>meltdown<\/strong>, releasing lots of <strong>dangerous radioactive material<\/strong> into the <strong>atmosphere<\/strong>. In response, the Met Office created the <strong>Numerical Atmospheric-dispersion Modelling Environment (NAME)<\/strong>. This tool not only helps predict the impact a <strong>nuclear accident <\/strong>might have <strong>around the globe<\/strong>, but also <strong>volcanic eruptions<\/strong>, <strong>chemical accidents<\/strong>, <strong>smoke from fires<\/strong>, <strong>odours<\/strong>, <strong>airborne animal diseases<\/strong> and <strong>general air pollution<\/strong>.&nbsp;Wow!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>1990<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Earth-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Earth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Earth-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Earth-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Earth-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Earth.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">A centre for climate science is opened<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <strong>Met Office Hadley Centre<\/strong> \u2013 a centre dedicated to researching the <strong>Earth\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>climate<\/strong> \u2013 was opened. It provides vital advice to both the UK and world governments about how our <strong>climate is changing<\/strong>, the <strong>effects this is having<\/strong> and <strong>how we can tackle it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Phone-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Phone-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Phone-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Phone-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Phone-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Phone.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The Met Office app is launched<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <strong>Met Office app<\/strong> was launched, with an <strong>updated version<\/strong> coming along in <strong>2016<\/strong>. This helped the public get access to weather<strong> <\/strong>forecasts <strong>whenever<\/strong> and <strong>wherever<\/strong> they want! For example, if you&#8217;re <strong>on your way to the beach<\/strong> with nothing but your <strong>swimsuit and towel<\/strong>, the Met Office app has you sorted &#8211; you can <strong>check it on the bus<\/strong> and <strong>head back quickly<\/strong> if rain is coming. It&#8217;s like having a <strong>weather expert in your pocket<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Space-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Space-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Space-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Space-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Space-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Space.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The Space Weather Operations Centre is launched<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You might not realise that <strong>space<\/strong> has <strong>its own weather<\/strong>, but changing conditions can have a <strong>BIG<\/strong> <strong>impact<\/strong> for our lives on Earth. The <strong>Sun<\/strong> is constantly changing and <strong>ejecting<\/strong> <strong>particles<\/strong>, <strong>electromagnetic<\/strong> <strong>energy<\/strong> and <strong>magnetic<\/strong> <strong>fields<\/strong>. This can be very <strong>disruptive<\/strong> for things like <strong>satellites<\/strong>, <strong>power grids<\/strong> and <strong>radio communications<\/strong>. In <strong>2014<\/strong>, the <strong>Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre <\/strong>was opened to help <strong>safeguard<\/strong> the UK from the effects of <strong>space weather events<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-right.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>2015&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Named-storm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Named-storm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Named-storm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Named-storm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Named-storm-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Named-storm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The Met Office starts naming storms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Giving names to <strong>potentially dangerous storms<\/strong> raises <strong>awareness<\/strong> and helps people <strong>track them<\/strong> on <strong>TV<\/strong> and <strong>social media<\/strong>. The Met Office decided to <strong>name its first storm <\/strong>(<strong>Abigail<\/strong>) in <strong>2015<\/strong> and has been doing so ever since.&nbsp;Has one ever had the <strong>same name as you<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Arrow-left-150x150.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The UK&#8217;s highest ever temperature recorded<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Thermometer-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Thermometer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Thermometer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Thermometer-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Thermometer-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Thermometer.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A sizzling <strong>40.3\u00b0C<\/strong> was recorded by the Met Office at <strong>Coningsby, Lincolnshire <\/strong>on <strong>19 July 2022<\/strong> \u2013 the <strong>hottest UK temperature ever recorded<\/strong>. Yikes! Thankfully, as <strong>climate change<\/strong> means these <strong>extreme weather events<\/strong> become more frequent, the <strong>Met Office<\/strong> will be there to help us <strong>prepare<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<strong>Find out more about the Met Office at metoffice.gov.uk&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<br\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1318\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MO_MASTER_black_mono_for_light_backg_RBG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MO_MASTER_black_mono_for_light_backg_RBG.png 1318w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MO_MASTER_black_mono_for_light_backg_RBG-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MO_MASTER_black_mono_for_light_backg_RBG-1024x322.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MO_MASTER_black_mono_for_light_backg_RBG-768x241.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1318px) 100vw, 1318px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s often said that talking about the weather is a British national obsession. So, it\u2019s no wonder that since the 19th century, the UK has had its own organisation dedicated to predicting whether we need to grab a brolly or stick on sunglasses.&nbsp; However, the Met Office does&nbsp;much&nbsp;more than that \u2013 from forecasting conditions for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/discover\/science\/general-science\/celebrating-170-years-of-the-met-office\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Celebrating 170 years of the Met Office<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2391,"featured_media":307278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"christmas-category":[],"class_list":["post-307181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-science","countries-ireland","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating 170 years of the Met Office - National Geographic Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It&#039;s 170 years since the UK&#039;s national weather service was formed. 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