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Climate Urban Heat Islands 01 October 2017 Urban Heat Islands can occur at any time of the year. This article explores the UHI and its implications.
Citizen Science Temperature extremes in your garden 28 July 2017 Taking temperature measurements in your garden is a great way to start investigating microclimates. We take a look at some maximum-minimum thermometers on the market.
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?
Weather How does hoar frost form? 30 November 2016 There are several different types of frost that form when the temperature drops below freezing, but what are the differences?
In the Spotlight Wind speeds in Saturn's jet stream whizz round at over 1,000mph 11 November 2016 New research has revealed the planet has the widest, most intense jet stream out of all the planets in the solar system
Weather What causes these beautiful frost patterns? 10 November 2016 Scraping the frost from your car windscreen was a pleasant surprise on this occasion, but how do these patterns form?
Climate Why has it been such a pretty autumn? 10 November 2016 Photographs and reports from this year show a particularly beautiful season in the UK, but why has it been just so spectacular?