In June, the remote town of Oulu in northern Finland was, for a brief... People ClimateSnack: The slow-burning conference Author Will Ball Date December 6, 2013 Will Ball
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
As my niece just turned 8 and is incredibly curious about sciences, I thought... Ice, Sea Fun with fluids: ocean mixing and hot chocolate Author Céline Heuzé Date November 14, 2013 Céline Heuzé
In order to quantify the role that the Sun has played in recent climate... Systems Our variable star (part 1): Getting trends in solar observations right Author Will Ball Date November 11, 2013 Will Ball
A big winter storm is brewing in the North Atlantic. Meteorologists on TV exclaim... Sea The making of an ocean wave (forecast) Author Johannes Röhrs Date October 11, 2013 Johannes Röhrs
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
Fridtjof Nansen sailed the Arctic and Nordic seas and measured the oceans for many... People, Sea Our lega-seas of data Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date October 6, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve
In many ways, glaciers behave like ketchup. Once the layer of ketchup reaches a... Ice Ice can flow like ketchup Author Clemens Spensberger Date October 4, 2013 Clemens Spensberger
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
From lab coat to laptop: making the switch from academia to science journalism is... Culture Becoming a climate change communicator Author Marion Ferrat Date September 27, 2013 Marion Ferrat
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 1841 the American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe published a story entitled... Sea Can the “Maelstrom of the Lofoten Basin” swallow ships? Author Alexander Korablev Date August 28, 2013 Alexander Korablev
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
Bergen is one of the wettest cities in northern Europe where normal winters are... Life, People Rhododendron City Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date June 18, 2013 Mathew Stiller-Reeve
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