Heatwaves and hot weather; June records are tumbling in the UK

In this episode we chat to Alice Stevens, creator of welly walks. These are bright yellow tech wellies that people can walk around in. Depending on the weather, the wellies would say different poems, sensing the weather with low tech barometric sensors to understand the weather at the moment. She is also the creator of rain trail which uses paint to reveal illustrations that would only appear if it rained. She has many more projects in the pipeline such as ‘blissful rain, isinit?’, a dialogue around using positive language around rain.Alice is a Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at Arts University Bournemouth and is currently doing a PhD in the intersection of British Weather, Creative Practice and Ecolinguisitics. This is a field of language that studies that explores the relationship between language, human societies, and the natural environment and says that if we hide away in building we lose connection and conversation about the weather and climate. She leaves us with some poignant thoughts about the importance of using positive language around the environment, for example talking about 'blissful rain'. She is working on a new installation ‘WeatherKin’ that will be used in bus shelters that shares other people positive memories of rains. You can find Alice on LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alice-stevens-222667a0. We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast, and leave loving the weather just a little bit more.If you want to hear a little more weather and climate chat - please hit subscribe, like and share with a friend.You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X and BlueSky @4loveofweather.You can subscribe on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ForTheLoveOfWeather

June 2025 started off cool but is set to be a record breaker for parts of the UK.At the time of recording there was still a few days to go in June but some regions will have their hottest June on record, tumbling a 49 year record.During the summer of 1976, there was a well documented heatwave and up until now was the hottest June on record for quite a few regions in the UK.There are a lot of fun facts in this short podcast including a little chat about 'swullucking'!We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast, and leave loving the weather just a little bit more.If you want to hear a little more weather and climate chat - please hit subscribe, like and share with a friend.You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X and BlueSky @4loveofweather.You can subscribe on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ForTheLoveOfWeather

For the love of weather podcast is back with a new series. This first podcast is a hero-gram to climate scientist Prof Ed Hawkins.Climate scientist Professor Ed Hawkins is an expert in climate change communications. Ed was surprised when his visualisation of a warming world burst into life when his climate stripes #showyourstripes were used in the 2016 Rio Olympics.#showyourstripws is a simple and unique way of using colour to visualising climate change through warmth and colour.One of Ed’s many climate projects was undertaken in 2020 when he set up a project to transcribe and digitise millions of paper rainfall observations. This was undertaken by thousands of volunteers, the results of which would feed into and ultimately make climate models more accurate.It was a project he thought would take a very long time to complete, but with the help of lots of volunteers they managed to complete it in just 16 days; the results have been phenomenal.Ed chats about his brilliant ‘warming stripes’ - #showyouratripes , which are a simple and unique way to breakdown complex science into simple colours to highlight a warming world and an incredible strength of spirit to keep going to find new ways to tell the story of climate change - a story he cared about deeply.The warming stripes are available for lots of countries and cities around the world and you can find them here - https://showyourstripes.info/We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast, and leave loving the weather just a little bit more.If you want to hear a little more weather and climate chat - please hit subscribe, like and share with a friend.You can follow us on social media - @fortheloveofweatherYou can subscribe on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ForTheLoveOfWeatherYou can find Ed on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edhawkinsclimate/?originalSubdomain=ukand on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/edhawkins.org

In this new episode of For the Love of Weather podcast we chat with meteorologist, weather presenter and author Sean Batty, who dives into his debut children’s book “The Worst Christmas Weather Ever.” This is a beautiful story that explores real events of climate change through the adventures of Santa Claus and focus’ on children as the hero’s.Sean emphasises the importance of hope and offers practical solutions to climate change while encouraging positive action. If you would like a signed copy of his book - https://www.seanbatty.co.uk/store/p1/TheWorstChristmasWeatherEver.htmlAnd you can follow Sean on socials @SeanBattyTVFor a signed copy of Sean’s book, visit his website.You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather. We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more. See

In this episode we chat to the brilliant Sarah Kent - a meteorologist and founder of Wild Soul Coaching.Sarah lives on a narrow boat and has done so for the past 2 years, navigating UK waterways. Her curiosity about the world around her as a child led her to science but she bas always had the soul of a philosopher.We get a practical insight into life on a boat and how being a meteorologist comes in handy. But we also learn about what really means to live a sustainable life and to be in each moment of a day. Through her coaching Sarah empowers women to live extraordinary lives, and to make decisions that put positive ripples out into the world. In this episode she also reminds us that time is precious.If you would like to find out more about Sarah's business Wild Soul Coaching you can find her at https://www.sarahlkent.com/You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather. We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more.

This is the second episode from the Blue Earth Summit 2024. Please check out our instagram feed @fortheloveofweather to get a flavour of what we got up to.We captured and shared as many speakers and guests as we could and yet again we were blown away by the amazing conversations we had and most importantly people’s willingness to give us their time to talk about what they were passionate about.The Blue Earth Summit is held over 3 days and plays host to 5,000+ decision makers, industry pioneers, provocative thought leaders, sustainability trailblazers, insightful solutions and boundary-pushing start ups. It’s the place to explore, meet, learn, collaborate and take action.In this episode of the podcast we speak to Avery Johnston from KPMG, Blue Earth Summit co-founder Linley Lewis, Ben Pollack from Climate Cartographic and interviewer Hannah MacInnes. Avery Johnstone is a manager in KPMG's Global Decarbonisation Hub. KPMG are doing work around story telling to bridge the gap between the decision makers in big business today and young people that are going to inherit those roles in the future. Avery has a powerful ethos about business and climate change. She says that that you don’t have to be a full time activist to impact change. People can use their autonomy, skill and education to make a difference - ‘Mobilising everyone is what we need’. You can find Avery Johnstone on LinkedIn. Linley Lewis COO & Co-Founder of the Blue Earth Summit. Linley and the founders saw an opportunity to bring his love of the outdoors and sustainable business and co-created the Blue Earth Summit. Linley talks a little about climate fatigue and how the Blue Earth Summit is designed to inspire and connect through motivational speaking while creating a space for sustainable business, start up’s and philanthropy. You can find Linley on LinkedIn. Our third guest is Ben Pollack a Co-Founder & Strategy Director of Climate Cartographics. Ben felt he needed a change in his career and drew on his love of the outdoors to harness his data skills to develop impactful visualisations of ecology and the environment. His business offers a design service for companies wanting to make impactful visualisations through using 3D modelling. Check out their website climatecartographis.com to find examples of their work. Ben is also on LinkedIn. Our final guest is Hannah MacInnes an interviewer at the Blue Earth Summit. Hannah talks about how important it is for all ages to be represented in climate from very young to very old. She remarks on the changing nature of audiences, mainly with audiences becoming younger but that we can still learn from older members of society and how it is deeply engrained in them to live within their means while having a huge respect for nature. You can find Hannah MacInnes at @hannahmacin.

We were thrilled to return to the Blue Earth Summit 2024 this time in London. Please check out our instagram feed @fortheloveofweather to get a flavour of what we got up to. We captured and shared as many speakers and guests as we could and yet again we were blown away by the amazing conversations we had and most importantly people’s willingness to give us their time to talk about what they were passionate about.The Blue Earth Summit is held over 3 days and plays host to 5,000+ decision makers, industry pioneers, provocative thought-leaders, sustainability trailblazers, insightful solutionists and boundary-pushing start ups. It’s the place to explore, meet, learn, collaborate and take action.In this episode of the podcast we speak to three inspiring individuals.Nicole van der Velden - Sailor for the Spain SailGP team Gemma Metheringham - PhD student and found of @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobeCoco Peuscet - Marketing manager at Reskinned. Our first guest is Nicole van der Velden, who is a Spanish-Aruban sailor. She tells us all about SailGP. Not only are they reducing their carbon footprint, but they are pushing boundaries in gender equality in sailing. If you have never seen SailGP, it is like formula 1 but on water. It is such an exciting sport and it was a geniune joy to talk to Nicole. Her enthusiasm is infectious! You can find Nicole on socials at @nicolevelden. Our second gues is Gemma Metheringham aka @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe . She is now a PhD student at Nottinham Trent and her passion is to understand whether the growing second hand market can be a lever that decarbonises mainstream fashion. Gemma talks us through the psychology and value we place on second hand clothes. It really was a fascinating chat about what the term 'valuable' means. How do we feel about clothes if we know the story behind them or if we can see and try them on versus buying on line. Gemma was inspiring and thought provoking and we can't wait to see how this journey goes for her. Our final conversation in this podcast is with Coco Peuscet, who is the marketing manager at 'Reskinned'. This conversation absolutely got our heads in a spin! If you didn't know anything about new fashion, your jaw will drop when you find out what happens to most of the clothes that we send back to our well known brands. Although Coco sees the reality of what happens to clothes we send back she was full of top tips and really useful information that is easy for all of us to do. Small things all add up to make a big difference. You can find Coco Peuscet on LinkedIn

Meet Ben Rich - presenter, meteorologist and journalist. Ben can’t remember when he didn’t love the weather. Growing up in south-west England meant from a young age he understood how quickly the weather could change. He says his mother tells him he was obsessed with the time and maps and so broadcasting the weather seemed like the only road for Ben. Ben worked through the record breaking heat in the UK where 40 degrees Celsius made the headlines. He says it was a profound moment that impacted him emotionally as the reality of a changing climate is now more evident than ever in weather broadcasts. The discussion of climate change is an important one and Ben says that engaging with all types of audience is so important in communicating the reality of climate change and simply telling someone ‘you’re wrong is not the answer’. Listen on to hear a beautiful discussion on all things weather and how we move on communicating climate change in the news. You can also learn a little more about Ben’s favourite cloud and who he would take to dinner and why the only option for him would be a cocktail on a beach. If you would like to follow Ben on instagram @benrichweather and on X @ben_rich.You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather.We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more.

Meet Zoë Johnson, meteorologist, journalist and author. She released her first book this year as a co-author of the Weather Almanac 2025.Zoë joined forces with Storm Dunlop who is an astronomy and meteorology author, to write this next almanac. This is a continuation of the series with the publishers Harper Collins.In our chat with Zoë, she tells us she can’t remember a time when she didn’t love the weather. She talks us through the journey of becoming a meteorologist at Weather Quest to then becoming the BBC Look East COP26 Climate reporter and how this led on to her current career in journalism to then becoming an author.Listen on if you want to learn more about the last frost fair in London, Joanne Simpson - the first woman to get a PhD in meteorology, which Dr. Who is Zoë’s favourite and what is the best colour banana to eat.If you would like to contact Zoë you can find her on all socials on @zoejweather.You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather.We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more.

We both find weather satellites fascinating and so really enjoyed recording this episode of the podcast. We were incredibly lucky to be able to talk to Graeme Mason and Thorsten Fehr from the European Space Agency in this episode. Graeme is the Meteorological Programmes Manager at the European Space Agency and is responsible for the implementation of a number of satellite missions including the Meteosat Third Generation and the Arctic Weather Satellite, which we speak to him about in this episode. Thorsten is the Mission Scientist for the Earth Explorer Programme mission EarthCARE, which stands for Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer, and is the European Space Agency’s clouds and aerosol mission. In this episode we learn all about the new Arctic Weather satellite, which is due to be launched in the middle of August 2024 and is actually going to be launched alongside 99 other satellites. We also learn about EarthCARE, which was launched at the end of May 2024. In this episode we cover lots about satellites in general, including how they range in size from a fridge to the size of a bus; as well as how long it takes to develop these satellites before they even get launched. If you have any questions about weather satellites after listening to this episode, then definitely reach out to Graeme and Thorsten on LinkedIn. You can also find out about these satellite missions as well as many more on the European Space Agency’s website https://www.esa.int/ You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather. We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more.