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In the Spotlight Climate change to increase clear-air turbulence threefold 01 December 2017 Climate change isn’t just something that is occurring at ground level, but also high up into the atmosphere – and it will have significant impacts on air travel.
Climate Mount Agung and its potential global impacts 29 November 2017 Since mid-November, Mount Agung on the Indonesian Island of Bali has been emitting steam and ash, lava is visible in the crater and rivers of mud have been flowing down its sides.
Weather The day the sun turned red 17 October 2017 On the 16th October people across the UK turned their heads to the sky as it looked like an Instagram filter had been applied in real life.
In the Spotlight Drizzle riddle solved 22 August 2017 Updrafts are more important than previously thought in determining whether clouds produce drizzle rather than normal-sized raindrops.
Weather Ice lollies' found in UK clouds 28 June 2017 Clouds aren’t typically associated with ice lollies, but rather sunshine – until now.
Weather What does a cloud feel like? 27 June 2017 A blog post by MetMatters guest writer, Dr Ellie Highwood, Professor of Climate Physics at the University of Reading
In the Spotlight Have you ever had that sinking feeling? 26 June 2017 A blog post by our guest writer, Prof Paul Hardaker, Chief Executive of The Institute of Physics
Weather Study explains science behind asperitas, a newly recognised cloud 10 May 2017 Citizen science has now helped experts to explain how the newly-recognised ‘wave-like’ asperitas cloud is formed.
Weather International Cloud Atlas and new cloud classifications 01 April 2017 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its new, online, digitised International Cloud Atlas, with a few new entries.