Growing up in Europe late last century, I would have been a little surprised at this question, and my knee-jerk answer would have been a firm no: hurricanes happened on…Read More >
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Royal Meteorological Society Masterclass: Data Assimilation and Crowdsourced Observations in Numerical Weather
Speaker: Professor Sarah Dance, University of Reading Weather forecasts are obtained by combining weather observations with computational predictions using a data assimilation process. Forecast accuracy relies on accurate estimates of…Read More >
How a deluge of lockdown volunteers rescued UK’s hidden weather history
When it rains, it pours. Make hay while the sun shines. Save for a rainy day. Come rain or shine. The English language is overflowing with phrases about the weather,…Read More >
Royal Meteorological Society Masterclass: How do we use the “Weather” in “Numerical Weather Prediction”?
Speaker: Professor Peter Clark, University of Reading We have been forecasting using computer models for well over 50 years. However, while we soon became used to the idea that so-called…Read More >
Royal Meteorological Society Masterclass: Extracting Causal Information from Climate Data
Speaker: Dr Marlene Kretschmer, University of Reading There are large uncertainties when it comes to predicting extreme regional weather and climate events. A limited causal understanding of the physical drivers…Read More >
Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people’s health in England and Wales
When you take age out of the equation, temperature-related deaths are on the decline in England and Wales. That’s according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But…Read More >
Report from Europe’s flood zone: researcher calls out early warning system gridlock amid shocking loss of life
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 >
How to predict the summer weather – magic, miracle and meteorology
On July 15 971, the bones of St Swithin were removed from their resting place on the order of Aethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, and placed in a shrine inside the…Read More >
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 >
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 >
