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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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View of a cloudy blue sky from above from within the cockpit of an aircraft. A person looks at a computer display of an aircraft's track - they are wearing headphones and a green uniform.

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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October 30, 2024

Summer of science: Monitoring Greenland’s melting ice sheet

We spoke to Andrew Martin about the ICECAPS-MELT project and found out what a day in the life of a research scientist on an ice sheet is like.

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People carrying umbrellas walking and cycling on a rainy street in India.

October 15, 2024

In conversation with Dr Akshay Deoras: Withdrawal of the Indian summer monsoon

We spoke to Dr Akshay Deoras about his study into the withdrawal of the Indian summer monsoon.

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Brown flood waters surround road severely damaged by Hurricane Helene. Fallen trees and debri lie across the road and in the water.

October 10, 2024

Hurricane Milton: What are hurricanes and is climate change making them more damaging?

We spoke to Alex Baker about hurricanes - how they form, their impacts, and if climate change is making them more damaging.

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October 7, 2024

From models to observatories: NERC invests £12.4M into atmospheric science research

£12.4 million has been awarded to the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, by the Natural Environment Research Council.

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September 16, 2024

What are typhoons and is climate change making them worse?

We spoke to researchers about typhoons, and the impact climate change may be having on this type of extreme weather.

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August 30, 2024

Did global warming and weather variations drive the record heat in 2023?

Natural variations in the oceans in combination with rapid global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions were behind Earth’s record heat in 2023.

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