It was close to midnight when I received a phone call from my sister telling me that our parent’s house was under water. Neither she nor they really knew what…Read More >
meteorology
Severe storms from tropics reach Europe once every five years on average – new research
An unusual and devastating storm struck Ireland in the early hours of October 16, 2017. Record-breaking gusts of up to 119mph left 360,000 homes without electricity and, sadly, three people…Read More >
Antarctica’s ice shelves are trembling as global temperatures rise – what happens next is up to us
Images of colossal chunks of ice plunging into the sea accompany almost every news story about climate change. It can often make the problem seem remote, as if the effects…Read More >
Meteorological Masterclass: Heatwaves and Climate Change in Urban Microclimates
Wednesday 24 March 2021: Heatwaves and climate change in urban microclimates Professor Sue Grimmond, University of Reading The focus of this talk is on heatwaves and how urban areas can…Read More >
Meteorological Masterclass: Representing Convection in Numerical Weather Prediction models and its Implications
Wednesday 10 March 2021: Representing convection in Numerical Weather Prediction models and its implications Professor Bob Plant, University of Reading The forecasting of convective precipitation remains among the most challenging…Read More >
Meteorological Masterclass: Flood Forecasting Hours to Months Ahead
Wednesday 24 February 2021: Flood forecasting hours to months ahead Dr Linda Speight: University of Reading This Masterclass will discuss the very latest work in probabilistic hydrometeorological forecasting – hours…Read More >
Climate change is making extreme cold much less likely, despite the UK plummeting to -23°C
The UK, along with large parts of northern Europe, is in the grip of an unusually cold period of weather thanks to a flow of cold easterly winds from Siberia….Read More >
Why a green electricity grid depends on weather forecasts improving
Boxing Day 2020 was so blustery that more than half of the UK’s daily electricity was met by wind power for the first time. Just over a week later, the wind died…Read More >
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme Showcase 2020
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers undergraduate students the chance to gain hands-on research experience on projects covering all disciplines across University. These projects take the form of a…Read More >
Monsoon flooding in Bangladesh: how forecasting can help protect lives and livelihoods
The impacts of the 2020 monsoon floods in Bangladesh were devastating with more than 5 million people affected, 41 deaths and tens of thousands of people from low-lying areas being…Read More >
