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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.
In the Spotlight First Global Rainfall and Snowfall Map from NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission 03 May 2015 NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission has produced its first global map of rainfall and snowfall.
Weather Precipitation Production Pathways 19 February 2015 Although not always a ‘welcome friend,’ precipitation is essential to the life on Earth and the latent heat released from its formation provides much of the energy that drives atmospheric circulation.
Weather What are noctilucent clouds? 28 April 2014 Noctilucent clouds are very fine, wispy formations made out of ice crystals that occur high up in the mesosphere (50-53 miles) and are the highest clouds in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Weather The Big Freeze of 1963: One of the coldest winters on record 25 January 2013 One of the coldest winters on record
Weather Winter Hazards 18 January 2012 The shortest day may have passed, but although summer is on the way, the coldest months on average are still to come
In the Spotlight Terror in the mud: Tania Salmen on a mountain expedition that took a slippery turn 05 August 2010 A mountain expedition that took a slippery turn
Weather Behind the folklore: red sky at night: Is red sky delightful for shepherds? 16 July 2010 Is red sky delightful for shepherds?