Climate Record number of states expected to sign Paris climate deal 22 April 2016 Climate Stormy UK Winter 2013 - 2014 most 'energetic' on record 17 March 2016 Research has found that the winter of 2013/2014 was ‘the stormiest UK winter on record’. It was the most energetic winter along the Atlantic coast of Europe in 65 years, with widespread wind damage, flooding and coastal erosion. Climate Largest ever spike in CO2 emissions 16 March 2016 Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations grew at their fastest level in 2015, increasing by 3.05 parts per million (ppm) compared with the previous year. Weather Nacreous clouds 03 February 2016 Several rare sightings of nacreous clouds have been reported over the last few days, delighting cloudspotters, with photographs of the clouds coming from England and Scotland. Climate Air quality and sources of air pollution 15 June 2015 Air quality is a measure of how clean or dirty the air is, and air pollution is air contamination by harmful substances Climate El Niño 20 July 2014 The name El Niño, Spanish for ‘child’ or ‘the Christ child’, was first used by fishermen along the coasts of Ecuador and Peru to refer to a warm ocean current that typically appears around Christmastime and lasts for several months In the Spotlight Weather Satellites 20 April 2014 Observations of the weather are made 24 hours a day, all over the world. The main observations are from weather satellites, balloons, landbased instruments, ships, buoys and aircraft. Climate Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation 12 April 2014 Weather Measuring Wind Speed: What is an anemometer? 06 March 2014 A device for measuring wind speed is known as an anemometer.
Climate Stormy UK Winter 2013 - 2014 most 'energetic' on record 17 March 2016 Research has found that the winter of 2013/2014 was ‘the stormiest UK winter on record’. It was the most energetic winter along the Atlantic coast of Europe in 65 years, with widespread wind damage, flooding and coastal erosion.
Climate Largest ever spike in CO2 emissions 16 March 2016 Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations grew at their fastest level in 2015, increasing by 3.05 parts per million (ppm) compared with the previous year.
Weather Nacreous clouds 03 February 2016 Several rare sightings of nacreous clouds have been reported over the last few days, delighting cloudspotters, with photographs of the clouds coming from England and Scotland.
Climate Air quality and sources of air pollution 15 June 2015 Air quality is a measure of how clean or dirty the air is, and air pollution is air contamination by harmful substances
Climate El Niño 20 July 2014 The name El Niño, Spanish for ‘child’ or ‘the Christ child’, was first used by fishermen along the coasts of Ecuador and Peru to refer to a warm ocean current that typically appears around Christmastime and lasts for several months
In the Spotlight Weather Satellites 20 April 2014 Observations of the weather are made 24 hours a day, all over the world. The main observations are from weather satellites, balloons, landbased instruments, ships, buoys and aircraft.
Weather Measuring Wind Speed: What is an anemometer? 06 March 2014 A device for measuring wind speed is known as an anemometer.