Climate science

In this section of the Met Office website we try to give you more in-depth information about the actual science behind climate change.


Climate science explained

In Climate science explained our climate scientists talk in detail about their areas of expertise.

Climate science explained

What are climate projections?

How we use computer models, includes animations of predicted temperature rise and changes to sea ice.

Climate projections


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Climate monitoring

A wealth of information and data used worldwide for climate monitoring, and climate modelling and in studies of the causes of climate change.

Met Office Hadley Centre

Find out more about the Met Office Hadley Centre, its history and the areas of climate science we research.

IPCC reports

The Met Office plays a key part in the IPCC Assessment Report.

Joint projects

We are working with Exeter University to advance climate science.

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Find out how modern weather forecasting applies scientific knowledge to predict future atmospheric conditions.