Hope you all had an excellent holiday period and are raring to get back into work/study. As usual we have an excellent list of bloggers ready to provide you with … Continue reading “Spring Term 2011 – List of bloggers”
The perennial question of a whether we will have a white Christmas has returned! In Weather and Climate Discussion, many forecasts have been scrutinised, but exactly how snow forms has … Continue reading “Snow!!!”
Our evolving climate: communicating the effects of internal variability [Part of an article to appear in ‘Weather’] It is “very likely” that humans have caused most of the warming of … Continue reading “Communicating climate variability”
The last year has been a turbulent period for the public face of climate science. It was a year when the credibility of climate science was attacked and the impact … Continue reading “A turbulent year for the public face of climate science”
Each term a review of the global climate during the past season takes place, organised at the University of Reading by Mike Blackburn (NCAS-Climate). The seasonal climate discussion for summer … Continue reading “A (not so) summery summary: Summer 2010 around the globe…”
Throughout the summer I have updated the blog on the progress of the hurricane season. Now, and assuming that the season is over, it is time to look at the … Continue reading “Summary of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season”
Over the course of two days starting on 8th November around 150 people gathered in the hallowed halls of the Royal Society to debate the future. And not just any … Continue reading “Setting the thermostat: an introduction to geoengineering”
It was a mild October’s day in Reading and the time had finally come for the eagerly anticipated MSc trip to Dorset, the aim being to ‘experience the weather’. With … Continue reading “The case of the Missing Occlusion”
Without meaning to offend anyone with a penchant for cloudy, calm weather with very little temperature fluctuation, I think it’s safe to say that October wasn’t the most interesting of … Continue reading “Hello autumn?”
This Sunday, as you’re walking down the Reading streets en route to a Hallowe’en-themed party, or dressing up and terrorising the neighbourhood for their sweets, you have probably tried your … Continue reading “Where is the scariest place to be this Hallowe’en?”