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In the Spotlight Why does pressure fall off more slowly in warm air than cold air? 20 June 2017 There are two questions here. The first is does pressure fall off more slowly in warm air than cold air?
In the Spotlight The jet stream: chicken or egg? 19 June 2017 Does the position of the warm and cold upper air masses determine the route of the jet stream, or does the jet stream determine the position of the cold and warm upper air masses? Which is the chicken and which the egg?
Climate 2016 Hottest Year on Record 18 January 2017 WO and Met Office analyses shows 2016 was the hottest on record
In the Spotlight Wind speeds in Saturn's jet stream whizz round at over 1,000mph 11 November 2016 New research has revealed the planet has the widest, most intense jet stream out of all the planets in the solar system
Climate What is the autumn equinox? 22 September 2016 As you have very likely noticed, the sun is setting earlier and the nights are getting longer, marked officially by the autumn equinox. Find out when it is and what the equilux is too.
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