January 24, 2023
New international guidelines for nowcasting in Africa
The World Meteorological Organisation has shared a set of guidelines for satellite-based nowcasting in Africa
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December 12, 2022
Commercial aircraft equipped to collect climate data
Commercial aircraft are being transformed into flying laboratories as part of a European effort to collect real-time observations of our atmosphere.
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November 22, 2022
Climate-changing aerosols need to be taken seriously, urge climate scientists
The dangerous impacts of aerosol changes on vulnerable regions should have been a priority at COP27 after climate policymakers agreed a
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November 21, 2022
Storms more likely to intensify rapidly due to climate change
Climate change is increasing the probability that tropical cyclones rapidly grow into intense, damaging hurricanes in a few hours.
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October 14, 2022
Flight campaign to investigate clouds in cold conditions
Researchers have embarked on a flight campaign over the Labrador Sea to study how clouds form and develop in cold air.
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October 10, 2022
What does Arctic climate change have to do with extreme weather in Europe?
The Arctic is warming much faster than other regions, influencing the atmosphere and the ocean in ways that can impact extreme weather in the UK and Eur...
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September 30, 2022
Powerful hurricanes get second wind in Europe
Stronger hurricanes that are re-energised by jet stream winds are twice as likely to cross the Atlantic and wreak havoc in Europe than weaker ones.
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August 11, 2022
Arctic flights to uncover link between sea ice and storms
A team of scientists are flying research aircraft through the heart of Arctic storms this summer to study how weather systems are affecting polar sea ice.
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August 8, 2022
Researchers capture breathtaking cloud formations in New Mexico
Watch the moment that dramatic cloud formations take over clear skies above the Magdalena Mountains in New Mexico.
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July 18, 2022
UK braced for record temperatures in July heatwave
This week, temperatures are expected to soar in UK heatwave, as warm weather becomes exacerbated by hot air moving upwards from Europe.
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July 14, 2022
Scientists take flight over New Mexico’s mountains to study thunderstorm formation
A team of scientists are heading to New Mexico to study deep convective clouds over the Magdalena Mountains, using the FAAM Airborne Laboratory.
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June 27, 2022
National Centre for Atmospheric Science leads national efforts to understand extreme weather impa...
The National Centre for Atmospheric Science is working to understand how extreme weather and its impacts on the UK will be shaped by climate change in t...