The Met Office takes a weekly look at the science behind the UK and global weather headlines.

In this week’s episode we hear about plans to ramp up global weather observations, the scientists flying fifty feet above the Arctic ocean to study clouds and the facts behind the current UK heatwave headlines.

Presenter: Clare Nasir

Editor: Adrian Holloway

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