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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.
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
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
Climate Trawling for good news 03 March 2012 The fishing industry faces multiple challenges, one of which is climate change....
In the Spotlight Wind power: How a low carbon crossing of the Greenland icecap went seriously wrong 23 February 2012 How a low carbon crossing of the Greenland icecap went seriously wrong
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