September 19, 2023
Scientists use biofuel to power storm-tracking weather radar for the first time
Scientists used biofuel-powered weather radar for the first time this summer, to observe stormy conditions in a more environmentally sustainable way.
September 8, 2023
FAAM Airborne Laboratory shares live data for more accurate weather forecasting
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory now has the capability to share live weather data as it flies, directly to the Met Office for use in weather forecasting.
September 1, 2023
Frequency of flash droughts could more than double with climate change
Agricultural flash droughts are set to double in frequency for parts of Europe, South America and Africa in the coming decades with climate change.
August 24, 2023
Deprived communities in England experience higher emissions of air pollution from all major sources
Air quality scientists demonstrate that the most deprived areas in England experience the highest levels of air pollution emissions.
August 18, 2023
Southern Alaska acts as a source of climate-important dust
Large-scale dust storms in Southern Alaska have a bigger than expected impact on the global climate system.
August 10, 2023
Typhoons and climate change: what’s causing the floods in East Asia?
We asked researchers at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science to explain what typhoons are, and what effect climate change is having on them.
August 7, 2023
Drought forecasts for humanitarian action and elephant conservation in Africa
Researchers have successfully implemented a forecasting tool to assess the risk of droughts occurring across Africa.
August 2, 2023
Mapping our research aircraft’s boundary layer
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory commissioned BAE Systems to complete a Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis project, which visualises the research aircraf...
August 2, 2023
How the climate crisis is fuelling heatwaves and wildfires across Europe
As temperatures remain high and deadly heatwaves and wildfires are now ongoing across Europe, as well as other regions around the world, the conditions ...
August 1, 2023
What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and its role for our planet?
We asked climate scientists to explain the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and what it means for our planet.
July 28, 2023
New research to focus on climate extremes in a net-zero world
Working out what a net-zero world will look like is the goal of new research by climate scientist Dr Andrea Dittus.
July 25, 2023
Scientists point to potential ozone layer depletion from small satellite emissions
Scientists use a computer model to calculate the risks and potential impacts of iodine emissions from future satellite launches on the ozone layer.