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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August 28, 2024
Weather forecast tools tell us how humans are aggravating heatwaves and storms
Climate researchers have demonstrated how state-of-the-art weather forecasts can be used to show how greenhouse gas emissions affect extreme weather.
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August 22, 2024
In conversation with Dr Buwen Dong: Excess warming in Europe
We spoke to Dr Buwen Dong about his research that explains the excess warming in Europe during summer and winter.
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August 15, 2024
How AI will set a new standard for flood and drought forecasts across East Africa
Researchers are joining forces to revolutionise early warnings of extreme weather in East Africa, by pioneering artificial intelligence in their forecasts.
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August 12, 2024
Severe storms, hotter heatwaves, worsening floods – is it climate change?
Attribution studies compare a weather event without climate change to what it might be like in a worsening climate crisis.
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August 8, 2024
How do the North Atlantic Oscillation and East Atlantic Pattern shape our weather?
We asked our atmospheric scientists to explain the North Atlantic Oscillation and East Atlantic Pattern, and what they mean for our weather.
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August 2, 2024
How El Niño and La Niña improve European winter weather forecasts
New study finds that European winter weather forecasts are more accurate during strong El Niño or La Niña years.
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June 21, 2024
What’s climate change got to do with air pollution in cities?
Understanding air pollution in urban areas is difficult, but the impacts of climate change add an extra challenge.
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June 7, 2024
New University of St Andrews partnership to boost climate science with AI
The University of St Andrews joins the National Centre for Atmospheric Science to enhance climate change research and weather science with AI.
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May 31, 2024
LGBTQ+ climate stripes for Pride
For Pride month we are sharing a series of Warming Stripes that have been redesigned using the same colours as different LGBTQ+ flags.
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May 10, 2024
How well can artificial intelligence predict storms?
Researchers have found that weather forecasts using AI can produce storm predictions of similar accuracy to traditional forecasts.
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May 3, 2024
Summer in the city: Heatwaves set to intensify with climate change
We asked climate scientists at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science about heatwaves, climate change, and what this means for UK summers in cities.