Monthly Archives: June 2020

Towards a marginal Arctic sea ice cover

Posted on 29 June, 2020 by danaallen

By: Danny Feltham As the winter night descends on the polar oceans, the surface mixed layer cools and begins to freeze, forming a floating layer of sea ice. Sea ice is a complex and dynamic component of the climate system; … Continue reading →

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Covid-19: Using tools from geophysics to assess, monitor and predict a pandemic

Posted on 22 June, 2020 by danaallen

By: Alison Fowler, Alberto Carrassi, Javier Amezcua The emergence of a new coronavirus disease, known as Covid-19, that could be transmitted between people was identified in China in December 2019. By 3rd March 2020 it had spread to every continent … Continue reading →

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Finding the skill of forecasts of extreme precipitation in Southeast Asia

Posted on 15 June, 2020 by danaallen

By: Samantha Ferrett Forecasting weather in Southeast Asia Southeast (SE) Asia is prone to high‐impact weather and is often subject to flooding and landslides as a result of heavy rainfall. Just last month Indonesia was hit by heavy rainfall that … Continue reading →

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Sunshine, cracks, fly-tipping, aphids: Phew, what a May!

Posted on 5 June, 2020 by danaallen

By: Roger Brugge Those spending more time in their gardens and in local parks and woods in and around Reading due to the current lockdown situation will have noticed how the ground surface had been resembling the look and feel … Continue reading →

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Predicting the impacts of tropical cyclones – when should we trust the forecasts, and when should we not?

Posted on 1 June, 2020 by danaallen

By: Rebecca Emerton Between September 2018 and May 2019, a record-breaking 15 tropical storms moved through the southern Indian Ocean. This marked the first season where two intense tropical cyclones, Idai and Kenneth*, made landfall in Mozambique, causing devastating flooding … Continue reading →

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