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A large wave splashes upwards. The sea water is white and brown. There is a rocky headland in the distance, with trees and a white house. There are several bollards in the foreground.

January 11, 2024

UK’s 2023-24 storm season: What causes storms and are they getting worse?

We asked researchers at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science to explain named storms and the recent stormy weather.

#Climate and High-impact Weather

View from an aircraft window, of green and purple ground near the sea. A blue and grey aircraft engine is just visible to the right have side of the image.

January 10, 2024

Research Runway: Monitoring methane emissions from Scottish Wetlands

Scientists use research aircraft to measure methane emissions from the largest blanket bog in Europe.

#Changes in Atmospheric Composition #FAAM Airborne Laboratory

Blue and red vertical stripes, which depict temperature change from 1850 to 2023 - known as the Warming Stripes.

January 9, 2024

Why was 2023 the warmest year on record globally?

2023 was the warmest year on record globally. Greenhouse gases and El Niño are causing increased global warming.

#Climate and High-impact Weather #Long-term Global Change

Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in 2010

December 20, 2023

Monitoring emissions from volcanic eruptions

The National Centre for Atmospheric Science plays a key role in monitoring emissions from volcanic eruptions.

#Atmospheric Measurement and Observation Facility #FAAM Airborne Laboratory

12 different images depicting a person working at a desk, a person working in a lab, a person working on an aircraft, a radar, ceramic art, a boat, a drone, some houses, dry crop fields, a team of people next to an aircraft engine, a person stood under a Helekite balloon and emissions from chimneys.

December 14, 2023

2023: The science stories that defined our year

To mark the end of 2023, we are looking back at the stories that defined our year.

#Air Pollution #Atmospheric Measurement and Observation Facility #Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

Two people stood in front of a Formula E racing car. Blue and red stripes design on the wall in background.

December 14, 2023

Formula E Team’s new racing car design drives climate conversations

Formula E Team partners with Warming Stripes creator Professor Ed Hawkins to inspire climate action.

#Climate and High-impact Weather #Public Engagement

Brown river water floods a pavement and is rising up a grey plastic and metal chained flood defence barrier. A blue machine on wheels with tubes going into the water pumps the flood water away from a building. A person with a bald head wearing a dark leather jacket and blue jeans stands nearby and looks at the brown flood water.

December 12, 2023

New directors drive next phase of national climate science partnership

Leading UK climate science organisations are driving forwards a national alliance focused on climate solutions for society.

#Climate and High-impact Weather #Climate Projections #Long-term Global Change

Road and streetlights in foreground. In background, three chimneys are emitting smoke into a dusky sky.

December 5, 2023

Carbon emissions have risen again in 2023, explains Dr Patrick McGuire

The Global Carbon Budget report announces that global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached record levels in 2023.

#Climate Projections #Long-term Global Change

Dry grey pebbles in the foreground, and light green grass and darker green small trees in the background

November 28, 2023

National Centre for Atmospheric Science informs Environment Agency report on UK drought

The National Centre for Atmospheric Science has provided vital input to a new Environment Agency report about drought in the UK.

#Climate and High-impact Weather #Climate Projections

Person standing under orange and white Helikite. Snow and white sky in background.

November 23, 2023

Studying clouds over Greenland’s melting ice sheet with a Helikite, Dr Heather Guy explains

We asked Dr Heather Guy how a Helikite was used to observe clouds and aerosol particles over central Greenland.

#Clouds and Aerosols

A large blue and white research aircraft in a hangar. It has scaffolding around it and is undergoing maintenance.

November 21, 2023

Behind the scenes of our research aircraft’s biennial maintenance inspection

Throughout October and November, the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft is undergoing an extensive inspection, known as a C Check.

#FAAM Airborne Laboratory

Row of houses and trees In foreground. In the background there are blocks of flats. The sky is grey and there's smoke from chimneys.

November 16, 2023

Why scientists are tracking wood burner emissions over the colder months

Researchers are tracking changes in pollution created by burning wood in homes, helping to uncover the effects of using wood burners on the air we breathe.

#Air Pollution #Air Pollution in Urban Areas