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. Weather Dark Lightning 15 June 2015 This ‘dark opponent’ discharges from storm clouds and flings antimatter into space. Astrophysicists and meteorologists are now trying to understand what they have termed ‘dark lightning’. 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. Climate Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation 12 April 2014 Weather Hurricane Katia remnants hit UK 28 September 2011 On the 12th of September 2011, the remnants of hurricane Katia intercepted the United Kingdom, and with it brought severe gales to many parts of Scotland and Northern England. Weather Behind the folklore: red sky at night: Is red sky delightful for shepherds? 16 July 2010 Is red sky delightful for shepherds? In the Spotlight In Wilma's grip: Sheila Snoddy on a Mexican holiday that went drastically wrong 15 July 2010 A Mexican holiday that went drastically wrong
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.
Weather Dark Lightning 15 June 2015 This ‘dark opponent’ discharges from storm clouds and flings antimatter into space. Astrophysicists and meteorologists are now trying to understand what they have termed ‘dark lightning’.
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 Hurricane Katia remnants hit UK 28 September 2011 On the 12th of September 2011, the remnants of hurricane Katia intercepted the United Kingdom, and with it brought severe gales to many parts of Scotland and Northern England.
Weather Behind the folklore: red sky at night: Is red sky delightful for shepherds? 16 July 2010 Is red sky delightful for shepherds?
In the Spotlight In Wilma's grip: Sheila Snoddy on a Mexican holiday that went drastically wrong 15 July 2010 A Mexican holiday that went drastically wrong