News & Insights - Weatherquest

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July 21, 2025

Graduation 2025

As the graduation week here on the UEA campus comes to an end, two of our interns at WeatherQuest are part of the class of 2025!

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Climate

June 18, 2025

13-06-2025 Lightning Event

On Friday the 13th of June 2025, a very large convective system led to thousands of lightning strikes over France and the British Isles.

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Outreach, Transport

June 3, 2025

Meteorological Trip to Guernsey

Over the bank holiday weekend of the 23rd – 25th of May, Ruby, one of our Senior forecasters, took a trip to the Private Pilot Instrument (PPL/IR Europe) flying community Spring conference on the Isle of Guernsey.

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Agriculture, Climate

April 16, 2025

The Growth of UK Viticulture

Although there have been vineyards in the UK since the Roman occupation, UK viticulture didn’t gain commercial success until the mid 1900s.

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Climate

March 14, 2025

The Weakening AMOC

One of the most important Ocean currents is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which holds a vital role in the climate stability of the North Atlantic. With some climate models suggesting imminent collapse, a new joint Met Office and University of Exeter study shows this may not occur this century

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Business and Contracts, Marine

February 21, 2025

PortQuest service for Baltic Hub

WeatherQuest has been awarded a contract to provide the PortQuest service to Baltic Hub over a three-year period (2025-2028)

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Business and Contracts, Energy

January 29, 2025

Moray West Milestone

We are incredibly proud to hear from Ocean Winds that the last (60th) turbine has been installed at the Moray West Wind Farm in the Moray Firth, Scotland!

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