The summer of 2013 in Reading
The first five months of the year in Reading had been cool – with an average temperature 1.8 degC below normal. After the coldest May in Reading for 17 years, … Continue reading “The summer of 2013 in Reading”
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2012-2013 – a long winter and a cold Easter
The winter of 2012-13 definitely extended into late March (and, as I write this, into early April). Figure 1 (courtesy of Mike Stroud, our meteorological observer) sums up why it … Continue reading “2012-2013 – a long winter and a cold Easter”
Climate Science and the Media – Ed becomes a Daily Mail star
Some of you may have been aware of some interesting goings on amongst some of those in the Department and the Daily Mail over the last week all started by … Continue reading “Climate Science and the Media – Ed becomes a Daily Mail star”
Recovering space weather events from historical data
The impact of the Sun and solar wind on Earth’s technological systems has become known as Space Weather. In order to understand the impact of space weather and better forecast … Continue reading “Recovering space weather events from historical data”
Future sea-ice conditions and shipping routes in the Arctic
by Steffen Tietsche Sea ice in the Arctic has declined dramatically in recent decades, and we will most likely see summers with an ice-free Arctic ocean before the century is … Continue reading “Future sea-ice conditions and shipping routes in the Arctic”
Have aerosols caused the observed North Atlantic multidecadal variability?
By Jon Robson Multidecadal changes in the North Atlantic sea surface temperature (NASST) have been linked to a range of important climate impacts in Europe, Africa (most notably Sahel rainfall) … Continue reading “Have aerosols caused the observed North Atlantic multidecadal variability?”
8-9 February 2013 Winter Storm in the US Northeast
It was only about six months ago when the US Northeast was the focus of our attention in Weather and Climate Discussion. Hurricane Sandy, also known as the “Frankenstorm”, brought … Continue reading “8-9 February 2013 Winter Storm in the US Northeast”
Stakeholder event on floods and droughts
I recently organised a stakeholder engagement event on “floods and droughts – what can the latest science tell us?” which involved over 20 researchers from across the Met Department (see … Continue reading “Stakeholder event on floods and droughts”
Deep and crisp and even
Given the fact we had about a week of lying snow last month, and that I’ve already been asked ‘is that it for this winter?’, I thought some statistics on … Continue reading “Deep and crisp and even”
Mountain Pine Beetles, Climate and the Carbon Cycle
From the early 1990s, high levels of tree mortality have been observed across large areas of forest in North America infested by species of bark beetles. The majority of the … Continue reading “Mountain Pine Beetles, Climate and the Carbon Cycle”