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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 19, 2025

Join the first UK Atmospheric Chemistry Conference in September

Be part of the first-ever national gathering dedicated to atmospheric chemistry in the UK! Although the UK is home to a

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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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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

Advancing climate models to assess risk from climate tipping points

Climate scientists are working to improve models that will pinpoint how and where major climate tipping points might occur.

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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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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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November 13, 2024

Carbon emissions keep rising, but climate action shows promise

Global carbon dioxide emissions from using fossil fuels have reached a record high according to new research by the Global Carbon Project.

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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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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 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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