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

In this week’s audio only podcast we hear about the weather system responsible for the current UK cold snap, how wildfires are affecting rainforests and reflections on a 40 year career in Meteorology.

Presenter: Clare Nasir

Editor: Adrian Holloway

The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service. Our website carries the latest UK and global weather forecasts, detailed information on weather types, climate science and UK weather records for previous months, seasons and years.

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