What happens to the Earth when the Sun’s activity hits a 300-year low, as is predicted in the next few decades? Research published this morning in Scientific Reports by Dr…Read More >
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The politics of climate change may be stalling – but business is rising to the challenge
By Paul Williams, University of Reading Department of Meteorology ‘As important as political leadership is, individual people and companies will have to make key decisions to deal with the impacts…Read More >
Shocking! Could an electric charge make clouds rain?
Clouds could be given a helpful jolt of electric charge to increase much-needed rainfall in dry parts of the world, thanks to an award-winning research proposal by scientists at the…Read More >
Record-breaking year when drought became flood
The Met Office confirmed this morning that 2012 was the wettest year on record for England, and the second wettest ever for the UK as a whole. Dr Roger Brugge,…Read More >
The cost of a flight
Dr Emma Irvine is a post-doctoral research assistant in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. In January this year a new measure to tackle climate change came…Read More >