Category Archives: Rainfall

Advance Of The Indian Monsoon Onset

Posted on 8 November, 2021 by danaallen

By: Arathy Menon The Indian monsoon provides water for agriculture, industry and the basic water needs of more than a billion people. The monsoon onset usually takes place in south India during the beginning of June and the monsoon rains … Continue reading →

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Projected longer dry spells under climate change occur during dry seasons not wet seasons

Posted on 20 September, 2021 by danaallen

By Caroline Wainwright  The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report states that the global water cycle will intensify with continued global warming. This means fewer rainy days, but with more intense rain over many land regions, and more … Continue reading →

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TerraMaris: Plans, Progress And Setbacks Of Atmospheric Research In Indonesia

Posted on 26 April, 2021 by danaallen

By: Emma Howard  To some of us weather enthusiasts, there’s nothing more exciting than a good tropical thunderstorm. For the best storms, you need a good source of humid air from a warm ocean and a hot land surface. If … Continue reading →

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Satellite data used to provide life-saving weather forecasts in tropical Africa

Posted on 22 March, 2021 by danaallen

By: Peter Hill Much of the population of tropical Africa are vulnerable to severe weather, often caused by intense storms that can generate heavy rainfall, strong winds and flooding. For instance, thousands of fishermen drown each year in Lake Victoria … Continue reading →

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Here comes the rain again…

Posted on 14 December, 2020 by timpoulter

By: Natalie Harvey British people are well renowned for their obsession for talking about the weather. This is partly because it is a “safe” topic for conversation and partly because it is really fascinating! This is especially true in the … Continue reading →

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Sources of rainfall over East Asia

Posted on 9 November, 2020 by danaallen

By: Liang Guo The East Asian monsoon causes intense rainfall over China, Japan and the Koreas every summer, and a cold, dry season every winter. This is driven by thermal and dynamical contrasts between the vast Pacific Ocean and the … Continue reading →

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Tropical rainfall and sea surface temperature link could improve forecasts

Posted on 2 November, 2020 by danaallen

By: Chris Holloway  and the University of Reading Press Office.  Tropical rainfall, averaged on seasonal time scales, is influenced far more strongly by nearby sea temperatures in the real world than in almost all climate simulations, scientists have found, paving … Continue reading →

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What Does A Probability Of Rainfall Mean?

Posted on 3 August, 2020 by danaallen

By: Tom Frame Here is a question that you may think has a simple answer – but surveys have often indicated people misinterpret it. So why is this question difficult to answer? This blog entry is about why the probability … Continue reading →

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Finding the skill of forecasts of extreme precipitation in Southeast Asia

Posted on 15 June, 2020 by danaallen

By: Samantha Ferrett Forecasting weather in Southeast Asia Southeast (SE) Asia is prone to high‐impact weather and is often subject to flooding and landslides as a result of heavy rainfall. Just last month Indonesia was hit by heavy rainfall that … Continue reading →

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Sunshine, cracks, fly-tipping, aphids: Phew, what a May!

Posted on 5 June, 2020 by danaallen

By: Roger Brugge Those spending more time in their gardens and in local parks and woods in and around Reading due to the current lockdown situation will have noticed how the ground surface had been resembling the look and feel … Continue reading →

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