2012 was one of the "top five wettest years on record", however the
beginning of the year saw a widespread drought across much of the UK. Join
David Shukman, Science Editor for BBC News, and Professor Tim Palmer FRS as
they discuss extreme and adverse weather conditions with Liz Howell, Head of
BBC Weather.

The video of their discussion is he

http://royalsociety.org/events/2013/adverse-weather/

"How do these events arise, how they are reported, and how can the latest
research improve the forecasting of storms or flooding in the future?

David Shukman previously worked at the BBC as European Correspondent, World
Affairs Correspondent and Environment and Science Correspondent. He has
reported from more than 90 countries, made a dozen trips to the Polar
regions and is one of the few journalists to have flown on a weather
research flight.

Professor Tim Palmer FRS is a Royal Society Research Professor in Climate
Physics at the University of Oxford. He has pioneered the development of
techniques to quantify uncertainty in weather and climate forecasts and was
previously Head of the Probability Forecast Division at the European Centre
for Medium Range Weather Forecasts.

Liz Howell is Head of BBC weather and develops weather forecasting and
presentation through the use of new platforms and technologies. She
previously secured the commissioning of 12 highly successful BBC1
documentaries on the 2012 drought."