After a relatively quiet start, the tropics are beginning to show some signs of life in the far-eastern Atlantic. An elongated cluster of showers and thunderstorms over the southeastern Atlantic … Continue reading “Atlantic Tropical Basin Heating Up”
This was certainly a case of right place, right time. I was enjoying a drink with a friend on the grass outside the union on Friday the 4th when I … Continue reading “Small whirlwind seen on campus”
After all the recent controversy over hacked emails, IPCC errors and the British public apparently growing more skeptical about climate science and scientists, it is perhaps interesting to take a … Continue reading “A brief history of early climate science”
While in Oklahoma this academic year, I thought I had discovered something peculiar. Frequently, when discussing the weather back at home in Stockton-on-Tees with my parents via Skype, there was … Continue reading “Planetary waves or confirmation bias?”
Another week of WCD and another fascinating selection of pretty pictures – of phytoplankton blooms in particular. But the image that inspired me most was the soil moisture anomaly of … Continue reading “Return of a summer favourite?”
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?”