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March 21, 2025

Level-up your expertise with our Climate Modelling Summer School

The Climate Modelling Summer School is designed for early-career researchers and PhD students looking to deepen their understanding.

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March 18, 2025

Job Opportunity: Research Scientist (AMOC)

We are seeking to appoint a Research Scientist to join our team at the University of Reading.

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March 5, 2025

Why do mountains matter for weather forecasts?

Scientists are embarking on a groundbreaking observational campaign to investigate atmospheric processes over mountainous terrains, to improve the accur...

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February 27, 2025

Job Opportunity: Senior Research Associate

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Research Associate to join our team at the University of East Anglia.

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February 17, 2025

Arctic-hardened mobile observatory set to redefine polar research

Scientists are set to build a pioneering polar observatory that will deliver insights into the impacts of climate change in the Arctic.

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February 10, 2025

What is La Niña and why does it matter?

La Niña is known for its temporary cooling effect on global temperatures, so we asked researchers at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science to expl...

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January 9, 2025

2024: UK’s fourth warmest year on record highlights urgency for climate action

2024 is ranked as the UK’s fourth warmest year on record. Discover 5 pledges for taking action on climate change.

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December 18, 2024

From AI to Ice Sheets: How we advanced atmospheric science in 2024

We’re looking back on our top science stories from this year, highlighting the contributions we have made towards atmospheric science.

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December 16, 2024

In conversation with Dr Linda Hirons: Improving extreme weather warnings in Africa

We spoke to Dr Linda Hirons about their involvement in a new project helping to improve extreme weather warnings in Africa.

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November 22, 2024

Scientist explains Storm Bert and current cold snap

Ambrogio Volonté explains what named storms are, and what is causing the current cold snap.

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November 22, 2024

UNRISK CDT: Training future scientists to tackle global climate risk

Aspiring climate scientists have a unique opportunity to join the UNRISK Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) - a fully funded, multidisciplinary PhD prog...

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November 21, 2024

Research aircraft and EarthCARE satellite track clouds in unison for better weather and climate p...

Scientists are decoding clouds from space to improve weather and climate predictions, with calibration support from NCAS's FAAM Airborne Laboratory.

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