Last week, a dust storm turned the Sydney skies orange and badly affected local air quality. Dr Claire Ryder explains why such phenomena occur and why more research is needed…Read More >
Tag: meteorology
Smooth ride: air turbulence research shortlisted for NERC Impact Award
Climate change is increasing in-flight air turbulence: bad news for nervous flyers. But Dr Paul Williams has developed an algorithm to predict turbulence up to 18 hours ahead, resulting in…Read More >
What’s the weather like in space?
On 23 November we’re welcoming NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson to campus to tell his stories about life in space. Here at Reading, Dr Clare Watt’s research looks at space weather…Read More >
Our Changing Climate: Past, Present and Future
Part of the University of Reading’s Public Lecture Series ADMISSION FREE – BOOKING ADVISABLE The hot and dry summer of 2018 was a reminder of just how vulnerable society can…Read More >
Why the weather forecast will always be a bit wrong
Weather forecasting is extremely hard – it is a prediction of something that is inherently unpredictable. Reading scientist Jon Shonk explains why forecasts will never be completely accurate, despite improvements…Read More >
Three (and a half) reasons why it has been so hot and dry in the UK and Ireland
We’re all keenly aware of the heat wave that is affecting the UK and beyond – but why might it be happening? Len Shaffrey, University of Reading Professor of Climate…Read More >
The heatwave in numbers
The University of Reading weather records, captured at the Atmospheric Observatory, are updated daily and are publicly available online. Temperatures and rain records go back to 1908, while the sunshine…Read More >
Meteorology Lunchtime Seminar
Lunchtime Seminars take place during term time on Tuesdays from 13:00 to 13:50 (unless otherwise stated) in the Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Meteorology Building GU01, University of Reading, Earley Gate. The Meteorology and…Read More >
Meteorology Lunchtime Seminar
Lunchtime Seminars take place during term time on Tuesdays from 13:00 to 13:50 (unless otherwise stated) in the Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Meteorology Building GU01, University of Reading, Earley Gate. The Meteorology and…Read More >
