March 23, 2020
Why are Atlantic sea temperatures changing, and what does it mean for Britain?
Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis wreaked havoc across Britain this year, causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses, and several deaths.
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March 18, 2020
Scientists search for new source of air pollutants by taking flight during Cape Verde dust season
Scientists have been flying over the Atlantic Ocean to investigate how desert dust and man-made pollution are interacting in remote marine environments.
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January 17, 2020
Clearing up cloudy climate predictions
UK scientists take to the skies as part of an international research campaign to better understand the behaviour of clouds and their role in climate cha...
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January 16, 2020
Confirmation that 2019 concludes warmest decade on record
The annual global temperature figures for 2019 confirm that the past decade was the warmest on record.
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January 2, 2020
Climate scientist Ed Hawkins appointed MBE
NCAS’ Professor Ed Hawkins has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for his services to climate science and science communication.
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December 13, 2019
12 news stories that defined our year
To mark the twelve days before Christmas, we’re looking back at our top twelve news stories from the past year.
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December 6, 2019
Slowdown in rising greenhouse gases does not negate the long-term trend, finds global carbon budg...
This year’s rise in greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase, meaning the world is still not on track to pursue the 1.5C goal of the Paris Agreeme...
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November 29, 2019
Low-emission zones will improve air quality, but should not be the only measure to tackle air pol...
Low emission zones have been introduced to help cities to reduce the amount of air pollution being emitted in densely populated areas.
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November 25, 2019
Weather in Malaysia provides early winter forecasts
Scientists have uncovered a new link between conditions in the tropics and the weather in Europe.
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November 21, 2019
Rapid action needed to protect ozone layer against new source of illegal chemical emissions
Researchers from NCAS have assessed the impacts of a new source of an ozone-destroying chemical that poses a serious threat to the recovery of the ozone...
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November 13, 2019
New holographic system will capture images of entire cloud droplet populations in high resolution
Researchers from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science are developing new holographic imaging systems for studying cloud particles in the laboratory.
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November 7, 2019
Preserving historic weather records to help predict future climate
On World Digital Preservation Day (Thursday 7 November 2019) the data conservation community will come together to celebrate the collections they