Science communication is a hot topic in the media. The accuracy of weather forecasts, in particular long-range projections, is often found to come under fire. In forecasting there is no … Continue reading “Week 5: Are we getting it right?”
It’s mid-May and the weather has been okay, if a bit cold. But the big question on people’s minds at this time of year must be: What’s the summer going … Continue reading “Why are we not getting a summer forecast from the Met Office?”
Did anyone else see this article on the Guardian science blog this week? Numerous online dictionaries seem to have an error in the definition of how a siphon works, in … Continue reading “The definition of ‘siphon’”
It’s strange how the finest of sunny, spring weather can give way to cold, rainy weather practically overnight. According to the automatic weather station on the field site, the temperature … Continue reading “The “Shonk Effect””
Thanks to Andrew for getting this blog started. I hope we can keep this going for a long time. I tried very hard not to do it, but it looks … Continue reading “Bang goes the theory, so what’s yours?”
It seems as if a significant ecological disaster is developing in the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig last week and subsequent … Continue reading “Deepwater horizon oil spill – links”
Last Saturday saw a large outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the south-eastern USA with a particularly large and long-lived EF4 tornado which killed 10 people in Mississipi. There … Continue reading “Tornado outbreak 24/04/10 – SE USA”
As you’re all well aware, the ash cloud from the erupting Icelandic volcano has meant a suspension of many European flights over the last week. This has been the only … Continue reading “Week 1: Flight Relief – No Contrails”
Robin Hogan and others have been putting together some very nice material looking at observations of the Ash cloud from satellite and ground based instruments, particularly those in Chilbolton, which … Continue reading “Volcanic ash observations from the ground and air”
An early post on the volcanic plume currently causing severe disruption to air travel over northern Europe. I’ve collected together some of the links already sent to met social by … Continue reading “Eyjafjallajökull eruption and ash plume”