In recent years the stratosphere has become a hot topic in the science community.... Air What Is A Sudden Stratospheric Warming And Why Should We Care? Author Amee O'Callaghan Date December 4, 2013 Amee O'Callaghan
Even though many people may associate itsy bitsy spiders with waterspouts, you won’t see... Air, Sea Waterspout sprouts in Norway Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date November 29, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve
A beautiful, yet daunting, image of the sunset taken during the 2011 Thailand floods... Air, Land, People Global flood risk under climate change (part 1): observational evidence Author Matthias Schmid Date November 28, 2013 Matthias Schmid
Imagine trying to explain whether or not it is a wet and warm winter... Air, Systems To index or not to index? Author Iselin Medhaug Date November 26, 2013 Iselin Medhaug
I can hardly believe my luck: to interview the greatest climate researcher of our... Air, People Captain Climate (Part 1) – Talking to Wally Broecker Author Hella Wittmeier Date November 21, 2013 Hella Wittmeier
The Hadley Circulation, responsible for the tropical humid band across the equator and the... Air, Life Rainforests in the Sahara Author Dilshad Shawki Date October 9, 2013 Dilshad Shawki
Precipitation is notoriously hard to forecast accurately. The formation of precipitation is a fine... Air To rain or not to rain: Precipitation in a changing climate Author Rachel White Date September 30, 2013 Rachel White
The Sun is Earth’s largest source of energy. In addition to being essential for... Air, Ice Warm Winds of Change: Sporadic Heat Transport in the Atmosphere Author Gabriele Messori Date September 2, 2013 Gabriele Messori
In my first snack in this series, I wrote that we need clearly defined... Air, People Confusing the Definition (part 2): Unraveling the Confusion Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date July 19, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve
What are ice edge jets and why should we care? The ice edge is... Air, Ice, Sea Low Level Jets at the Ice Edge Author Stefan Keiderling Date July 3, 2013 Stefan Keiderling
The advent of satellite imagery opened our eyes to many unseen aspects of the... Air, Physics Atmospheric Rivers Author Roohollah Azad Date June 14, 2013 Roohollah Azad
In climate science, uncertainties can hide in the brightest of places. We are just... Air, Physics, Systems Does the Sun influence climate regionally? Author Will Ball Date June 11, 2013 Will Ball
Before we can investigate the presence or absence of some attribute…. or before we... Air, People, Systems Confusing the Definition (part 1): Misunderstood Monsoons Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date May 16, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve
If you think that wind directions are still estimated by holding your index finger... Air Earth Science goes Star Wars – how lasers can catch the wind Author Valerie Kumer Date May 3, 2013 Valerie Kumer
The globe is warming, glaciers are melting, sea level is rising and ice caps... Air, Sea If temperatures aren’t rising, where does the heat go? Author Iselin Medhaug Date May 1, 2013 Iselin Medhaug
Most people would think of Hawai’i as a place where you find perfect blue... Air Subsidence Blue Author Malte Stuecker Date April 12, 2013 Malte Stuecker
In my last snack I wrote about how islands can act like rocks in... Air, Ice Like a Rock in a Cold River Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date March 24, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve
Stones and large rocks often scatter across river beds, some protruding above the surface,... Air Like a Rock in a River Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date February 21, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve
What comes to your mind when you hear the word monsoon? If one searches... Air, People, Systems When is the monsoon the monsoon? Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date January 13, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve