Category Archives: Climate

By: Prof Sarah Dance (Professor of Data Assimilation) Last week, on 25th February 2025, our colleagues at ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts) took their deep-learning-based global weather forecasting system, known as the AIFS, into operational production, running alongside their … Continue reading →

By: Dr. Matthew Patterson Wavy bands of fast flowing air, called jet streams, are some of the most recognisable features of the Earth’s atmospheric circulation (figure 1). They have a critical impact on weather in temperate regions by directing the … Continue reading →

By: Dr. Tanusri Chakraborty As we move toward net-zero and low-carbon emissions, Hydrogen (H₂) is expected to play a crucial role as an alternative energy source. H₂ is considered a clean fuel, as it is produced through electrolysis, where water … Continue reading →

By: Dr. Salim Poovadiyil Weather and climate model data play an increasingly vital role in assessing climate risks within energy system operations and planning. The reliability of these assessments heavily depends on the quality of the input meteorological data, particularly … Continue reading →

By: Dr. Anna Denvil-Sommer Mesoscale eddies, which are swirling, whirlpool-like motions, play a critical role in ocean circulation and the global energy budget. At scales of 10 to 300 km, these dynamic features transfer hydrographic properties (physical and chemical characteristics … Continue reading →

By: Prof. Andrew Charlton-Perez As some of you may be aware, it’s been an exciting time recently for work on climate education and it’s something that the University has been increasingly involved in. I’ve taken the opportunity of writing the … Continue reading →

By: Prof. David Ferreira Recently, a colleague pointed out that, in the Northern Hemisphere subtropics, the winds blow eastward around 30-40N (the jet stream), and westward around 20-10N (the trade winds), and these winds make the ocean spin in the … Continue reading →

By: Prof. Keith Haines and Samantha Petch Atmospheric CO2 levels are rising every year, primarily due to human activities, Fig 1. However, the rate of this increase does vary significantly from year to year, not because of human emissions, but … Continue reading →

By: Prof. Joy Singarayer It is broadly acknowledged that colonialism and imperialism hold much responsibility in the causes of the climate crisis. The aggressive and unsustainable extraction of resources from colonized regions laid the ground for today’s economic reliance on … Continue reading →

by: Dr. James Weber Air quality (AQ), and the policies enacted to improve it, is becoming an increasingly important issue. It is also becoming increasingly politicised; exemplified by arguments over clean air zones like London’s ULEZ, low traffic neighbourhoods and … Continue reading →