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 Climate Seven climate change hotspots 26 June 2017 An article in The Guardian explores 7 climate change ‘hot spots’ – key parts of the world where climate change could have devastating effects, be it the impact of hurricanes, heatwaves, drought or flooding. Weather Scorching Solstice 22 June 2017 Hottest summer solstice on record Citizen Science Solstices and Equinoxes 21 June 2017 What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox? Climate A traveller's guide to Cape Town, South Africa 20 June 2017 There is nowhere quite like Cape Town, The Mother City; it is the perfect blend of grand landscapes and natural wonders, combined with an array of cultures, cuisines and creativity. 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? In the Spotlight Head in the Clouds 19 June 2017 We take a journey to ‘The Weather Maker’ in the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project with Jo Elworthy. 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.
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
Climate Seven climate change hotspots 26 June 2017 An article in The Guardian explores 7 climate change ‘hot spots’ – key parts of the world where climate change could have devastating effects, be it the impact of hurricanes, heatwaves, drought or flooding.
Citizen Science Solstices and Equinoxes 21 June 2017 What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
Climate A traveller's guide to Cape Town, South Africa 20 June 2017 There is nowhere quite like Cape Town, The Mother City; it is the perfect blend of grand landscapes and natural wonders, combined with an array of cultures, cuisines and creativity.
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?
In the Spotlight Head in the Clouds 19 June 2017 We take a journey to ‘The Weather Maker’ in the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project with Jo Elworthy.
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.