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Sprite lightning over the Pacific ocean off the coast of Costa Rica
Weather
Mysterious lightning
30 November 2016

Sprites, elves and blue jets are more than just mythical creatures but a type of weather

Taken in Suffolk at Herringfleet Mill during a cold spell in February 2016
Weather
How does hoar frost form?
30 November 2016

There are several different types of frost that form when the temperature drops below freezing, but what are the differences?

The new GOES-R satellite will provide improved imagery of earth to help meteorologists better predict severe weather, issue warnings and improved long-range forecasts.
Weather
New weather satellite successfully launched into orbit
21 November 2016

The GOES-R satellite will provide improved imagery of earth to help meteorologists better predict severe weather

Caption: Asperitas clouds spotted over Snowdonia National park on Sunday 13th November 2016 (Credit: Patrick Hickie)
Weather
New cloud type spotted over Snowdonia
14 November 2016

These rare, rippling clouds resemble ocean waves in the sky, but what are they called and how do they form?

Ice crystals form and branch out, forming these beautiful frost patterns
Weather
What causes these beautiful frost patterns?
10 November 2016

Scraping the frost from your car windscreen was a pleasant surprise on this occasion, but how do these patterns form?

Flooding in Europe
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Widespread flooding hits mainland Europe
02 June 2016
Mongolian milk production
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Cold weather disaster kills more than 800,000 farm animals in Mongolia
22 April 2016
sinusoidal thin contrails
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Rare sighting of sinusoidal thin contrails
07 April 2016

The Royal Meteorological Soceity received these photographs this week, sent in from Tofino, on the west of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, asking for an explanation of how they are formed. 

30 second meteorology
Weather
Book review: 30-second Meteorology
01 April 2016

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