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How important are aerosols to understanding climate change?
By Bill Collins Aerosols are fine particles or liquid droplets suspended in the air. They originate from many sources – both natural (desert dust, sea spray) and man-made (power stations, traffic). They generally act to cool the climate (a good … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Climate change, Environmental hazards, IPCC
Tagged aerosols, climate change, pollution
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Soapbox Science – London’s South Bank – this Sunday
If you are at a loose end on Sunday and feel like a day out in London, please come along to the free Soapbox Science event by the Thames at Gabriel’s Wharf (between Southbank Centre and Tate Modern). From 12-3 … Continue reading
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Surface Temperature of Earth – making connections
By Chris Merchant “Surface temperature” might seem to be a straightforward concept at first, but look more carefully, and things soon become rather complex. The temperatures quoted in the weather forecast are intended to represent the air temperature a metre … Continue reading
Upgrading weather radar measurements to improve flash flood warnings
By Rob Thompson Weather radar is a powerful tool for rainfall measurement. Raingauges measure rainfall at a site, but a weather radar can provide coverage over a wide area, up to 250 km from the radar site. The UK radar … Continue reading
Can we make flying more climate-friendly?
By Emma Irvine “How can we fly without damaging the environment?” The 2014 Longitude Prize acknowledges environmentally-friendly flight as being one of the great challenges of our time. The dream of zero-carbon flight is highly ambitious and, Longitude Prize or … Continue reading
Posted in Climate
Tagged aircraft routing, aviation, carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, contrails
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West Antarctic ice sheet: is a collapse underway?
By David Ferreira From meteorological considerations, one would expect that, in a global warming world, the Antarctic Ice Sheet would grow. With higher temperatures, air parcels can hold more water. This effect would increase the amount of moisture delivered to Antarctica … Continue reading
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Tagged antarctica, calving, ice sheets
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