Monthly Archives: February 2016

Ah, the sweet smell of rain …

Posted on 29 February, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Ellie Highwood Despite all the rain of the past winter, there is something about rain that I have missed – its perfume. As we head towards spring, with daffodils all around us already, I am looking forward to the … Continue reading →

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The History of Climate Change Science

Posted on 22 February, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Peter Cook Many people believe that anthropogenic global warming was only discovered in the 1980s and before this most scientists thought that the climate was getting colder. However, the science actually goes back almost two centuries. Joseph Fourier (in … Continue reading →

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What’s happening in the Arctic sky?

Posted on 15 February, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Michaela Hegglin Meteorologists may say clouds are all about weather, but they sure aren’t, or at least not all of them! This late winter, people watching the sky in northern England witnessed spectacular appearances of nacreous clouds, also referred … Continue reading →

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Wrap up well for St Valentine’s Day – a good chance of snow!

Posted on 8 February, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Roger Brugge The days are getting longer, the nights are getting shorter, but the temperature keeps falling – and so does the snow. At least in the climatological statistics they do! Looking at the date of occurrence of the … Continue reading →

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The driving mechanism of large-scale unsteady currents in the ocean

Posted on 1 February, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Antoine Hochet During the last twenty years, measurements of the ocean surface properties by satellite instruments have significantly increased our knowledge of ocean dynamics. One of these instruments is an altimeter that measures the topography of the ocean surface … Continue reading →

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