Come on Irene
Hurricane Irene is currently travelling over warm Gulf Stream waters to the east of Florida, maintaining wind speeds of 110mph (sitting on the category 3 Saffir-Simpson Scale border), and is … Continue reading “Come on Irene”
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East African Drought – why we should be bothered
The recent news reports from East Africa show tragic and depressingly familiar images of desperate families arriving at UN food stations having not eaten for many days. In this case, … Continue reading “East African Drought – why we should be bothered”
Tornado season 2011
The spring of 2011 will likely be remembered as one of the most extreme tornado seasons ever to occur in the United States. As of June 16th there had been … Continue reading “Tornado season 2011”
Changing spring weather
The spring of 2011 has been warm and dry across southern and eastern parts of the UK. There have been many news stories in recent weeks about the problems that … Continue reading “Changing spring weather”
The Grimsvotn Volcanic Eruption
At approximately 17:30 UTC on the 21st May a volcanic eruption started at Grimsvotn in Iceland. The eruption occurred roughly 30 minutes before Harold Camping, an evangelical preacher from the … Continue reading “The Grimsvotn Volcanic Eruption”
The Atlantic Hurricane Seasonal Forecast 2011
Tropical cyclones (known as hurricanes in the North Atlantic) have huge economical and social effects including destruction of properties, influencing the price of gas and oil, and can cause substantial … Continue reading “The Atlantic Hurricane Seasonal Forecast 2011”
Flooding, Uncertainty and Public Understanding
As many of the rest of you, I’ve been following the extreme weather in the south and south-eastern United States with some interest over the last few weeks. A nice … Continue reading “Flooding, Uncertainty and Public Understanding”
How better time travel will improve weather and climate models
From a functional perspective, the task of predicting future weather and climate may be reduced to the following iterative procedure. First, given the state of the atmosphere, ocean, and other … Continue reading “How better time travel will improve weather and climate models”
Mars and its dust storms
If you look at the surface of Mars, the first thing that may strike you is that Mars looks more similar to the Moon than to the Earth. There are … Continue reading “Mars and its dust storms”
A Tale of Two Winters
A review of winter just ended is “a tale of two winters” in more ways than one. With a quiet end to the season and signs of Spring now all … Continue reading “A Tale of Two Winters”