In the Spotlight Dr Sylvia Knight, Head of Education at RMetS 15 November 2017 Dr Sylvia Knight is Head of Education at the Royal Meteorological Society. In this article she tells us about her role and how she ended up here. Weather Colossal hailstorm in Argentina 30 October 2017 Five feet of hail and rainfall was deposited in minutes in the province of Cordoba in central Argentina on 26th October. Weather Iberian wildfires 20 October 2017 In mid-October, dozens were left dead and injured as hundreds of wildfires swept central and north Portugal, as well as the north-western Galicia region of Spain. 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. Climate Extreme storms triple in Sahel due to Global Warming 21 August 2017 Over the past 35 years extreme storms in the Sahel have tripled and it’s down to global warming, according to research conducted by NERC scientists Weather On This Day: Lynmouth flood of 1952 15 August 2017 On 15 - 16 August 1952, an intense storm occurred over southwest England, depositing 229 millimetres of rainfall within 24 hours. Climate High risk of 'unprecedented' winter rainfall 25 July 2017 Novel research by Met Office scientists has now found that there is a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region in England and Wales each winter (Oct-Mar). Climate Larsen C: Giant iceberg breaks off Antarctic peninsula 21 July 2017 On 12th July, satellite data confirmed the ‘calving’ of a trillion-tonne, 5,800 sq km iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula. Citizen Science A newly discovered atmospheric optical phenomenon called... Steve 27 April 2017 Aurora watchers in Alberta, Canada noticed the ribbon or streak of purple light in the night sky but nobody knew exactly what it was.
In the Spotlight Dr Sylvia Knight, Head of Education at RMetS 15 November 2017 Dr Sylvia Knight is Head of Education at the Royal Meteorological Society. In this article she tells us about her role and how she ended up here.
Weather Colossal hailstorm in Argentina 30 October 2017 Five feet of hail and rainfall was deposited in minutes in the province of Cordoba in central Argentina on 26th October.
Weather Iberian wildfires 20 October 2017 In mid-October, dozens were left dead and injured as hundreds of wildfires swept central and north Portugal, as well as the north-western Galicia region of Spain.
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.
Climate Extreme storms triple in Sahel due to Global Warming 21 August 2017 Over the past 35 years extreme storms in the Sahel have tripled and it’s down to global warming, according to research conducted by NERC scientists
Weather On This Day: Lynmouth flood of 1952 15 August 2017 On 15 - 16 August 1952, an intense storm occurred over southwest England, depositing 229 millimetres of rainfall within 24 hours.
Climate High risk of 'unprecedented' winter rainfall 25 July 2017 Novel research by Met Office scientists has now found that there is a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region in England and Wales each winter (Oct-Mar).
Climate Larsen C: Giant iceberg breaks off Antarctic peninsula 21 July 2017 On 12th July, satellite data confirmed the ‘calving’ of a trillion-tonne, 5,800 sq km iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula.
Citizen Science A newly discovered atmospheric optical phenomenon called... Steve 27 April 2017 Aurora watchers in Alberta, Canada noticed the ribbon or streak of purple light in the night sky but nobody knew exactly what it was.