Climate

Black Samphire, an environmental folk horror featuring Stephen Fry's voice, illuminates the United Kingdom's increasing water pollution problem by fusing rural myth with the real-world threat of the climate crisis. The buzzing Ritzy cinema in Brixton debuted the environmental horror film Black Samphire just before World Water Day; however, its subject matter was not the urban sprawl of south London.

Amidst the panels and meeting rooms of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai the previous year, the phrases "climate migrants" and "climate refugees" reverberated significantly. Prominent United Nations officials, external stakeholders, academicians, and activists contending with climate change's repercussions enthusiastically employed these designations. 

According to the Met Office, it arrived during the coldest portion of the night, and low pressure provided it with "more energy" than computer models had predicted. The winter season began with snowfall over the first weekend of spring. After temperatures hovered just above freezing on Friday evening, Saturday awoke residents in Bristol to 4–5 centimeters of snow.

The Met Office has officially declared February of last year the warmest on record in England and Wales. The mean temperature in England was a sweltering 7.5°C, which was 0.5°C higher than the previous record set in 1990. In contrast, Wales experienced mean temperatures of 6.9°C, slightly higher than the record set in 1998 at 6.8°C.

The UK faces severe weather with flood warnings and school closures due to heavy rainfall and winds up to 70 mph. Extensive regions are inundated, causing travel disruptions. The Met Office has issued yellow wind and rain warnings for a large part of England. Hundreds of flood alerts have been issued as conditions are aggravated by already saturated grounds. In the wake of these disruptions, colder, more seasonal weather is expected to return soon.

Yellow warnings for 85mph winds across the nation

Storm Jocelyn will follow Isha with high winds and rain

Snow expected in areas of England after amber cold-health alert

Storm Gerrit causes power loss; more travel disruption expected

Changing Climate cause 'chaos' for UK nature

UK faces unsettled weather, wind and rain warnings

Christmas Eve travel plans face threats: strong winds, power cuts