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We know from direct observations that the Sun varies. We’ve been monitoring the energy...
Systems

Our variable star (part 2): Explaining the variations

Author Will Ball Date July 22, 2014
Will Ball and Maria Dasi Espuig
Tagged Energy, Irradiance, solar cycle, Sun, total solar irradiance | Leave a comment |
There’s a whole wave of new and exciting ways to communicate our science. There...
News

Podcasting together

Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date July 18, 2014
Mathew Stiller-Reeve
Tagged audio, Grantham Institute, Jack Soper, podcast, Resclim, scicomm, workshop | Leave a comment |
7.2 billion people live on this planet. All these people need to eat. Eating...
Land, People, Sea, Systems

Urban Metabolism

Author Anne Morée Date July 16, 2014
Anne Morée
Tagged Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Urban, Waste, Water | Leave a comment |
‘El Niño’ – a Spanish phrase describing a global climate phenomenon. How did this...
Air, Sea

El Niño: a historical exploration and 2014 outlook

Author Karin van der Wiel Date June 24, 2014
Karin van der Wiel
Tagged atmosphere, convection, El Nino, Ocean, sea surface temperatures, Weather | Leave a comment |
The familiar click of the alarm, whistling, ukulele, violin, … “Oh well in five...
Air

Clouds, aerosol particles, and Research Flight 10 over the southeast Pacific

Author Chris Terai Date June 15, 2014
Chris Terai
Tagged aerosols, Climate, clouds, observations, Precipitation | 2 Comments |
Our ability to predict future climate changes relies heavily on the goodness of physical...
Air

What can paleoclimate archives tell us about the timing of events during rapid climate shifts?

Author Francesco Muschitiello Date June 13, 2014
Francesco Muschitiello
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If we bulldoze a hill to make way for a road or a house,...
Ice, Land

Glaciers bulldozing the landscape the slow way

Author Iselin Medhaug Date June 11, 2014
Iselin Medhaug
Tagged Climate, glacier, landscapes, melt water, sediment coring, sediments | Leave a comment |
Last year Dallas Murphy published To The Denmark Strait, the story of the discovery...
People

Dallas Murphy: Science story-teller (part 2)

Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date June 5, 2014
Mathew Stiller-Reeve
Tagged Ben Harden, Dallas Murphy, Knorr, Multimedia, oceanographic observations, Rachel Fletcher, scicomm, Sindre Skrede, To The Denmark Strait, Woods Hole Oceanographic | 1 Comment |
The IPCC’s Working Group II report published in March this year gave centre stage...
Land, Life, People, Sea

What price ecosystem services?

Author Andrew Papworth Date May 28, 2014
Andrew Papworth
Tagged Animals, Australia, Biodiversity, Climate change, Ecosystems, Food Production, Gila Monster, greenhouse gases, Health, India, IPCC, Labour Productivity, Mangroves, Plants, Seas, Services, Sherman's Lagoon, Shrimp, TEEB, Thailand, Toomey, USA, Vultures, Waves | Leave a comment |
“Climate change is the greatest challenge currently faced by mankind”. This quote or one...
Air, Systems

Sulphate Aerosol Geo-engineering: A simple solution?

Author Mike Newland Date May 21, 2014
Mike Newland
Tagged Geo-engineering, Global warming, Solar Management, Sulphate aerosol | 1 Comment |
Featured Video Play Icon The success of writing groups depends on effective feedback discussions. Structuring these feedback discussions is far...
News

Funneling group discussions

Author ClimateSnack Date May 12, 2014
ClimateSnack
Tagged climatesnack, David Schultz, discussion, feedback, Funnel Model, writing group, Writing skills | 1 Comment |
Many Asian countries, including China and India, are facing a major problem of urban...
Air

Urban air pollution and its effect on fog occurrence: a view from Northern India

Author Dr Ajit Singh Date April 15, 2014
Dr Ajit Singh
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After the set up of a small pilot group and a very productive advertising...
News

ClimateSnack Norwich blossoms

Author Céline Heuzé Date April 14, 2014
Céline Heuzé
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Journal editors have a key role in the scientific process. By having the final...
People

The dispatchers of knowledge

Author Clemens Spensberger Date April 11, 2014
Clemens Spensberger
Tagged bamos, Duncan Ackerley, editors, peer-review, Scientific journals, scientific legacy | Leave a comment |
  While reading reports from various international organisations in the early stages of my...
Culture, People

Where is the World Environment Organization?

Author Lucien Georgeson Date April 2, 2014
Lucien Georgeson
Tagged Climate change, environmental governance, sustainable development, unep, united nations, World Environment Organization | 2 Comments |
Forecasting the weather is very difficult, but the concept itself is simple. If we...
Air

Forecasting the present

Author Andrew McRae Date March 17, 2014
Andrew McRae
Tagged 3D-Var, 4D-Var, Adjoint method, Data assimilation, Forecast initialisation, Weather forecasting | 1 Comment |
Coastal erosion by wind and rain is a phenomenon which occurred even before humans...
Land, Sea

Room with unexpected view: when coastal erosion strikes

Author Céline Heuzé Date March 11, 2014
Céline Heuzé
Tagged cliff, coastal erosion, Dieppe | 1 Comment |
During the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Honolulu late last month, ClimateSnack and Resclim held...
News

Discussing science writing and communication

Author ClimateSnack Date March 10, 2014
ClimateSnack
Tagged Christie Wilcox, Christina Schallenberg, Heather Galindo, Kim Martini, Ocean Sciences, scicomm, science communication, Writing skills | Leave a comment |
I find myself often shying away from conversations about my research for the fear...
People, Sea

Dallas Murphy: Science story-teller (part 1)

Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date March 3, 2014
Mathew Stiller-Reeve
Tagged Ben Harden, Dallas Murphy, North Icelandic Jet, Science stories, To The Denmark Strait, Woods Hole Oceanographic | 1 Comment |
Africa is arguably the most diverse continent on Earth. This incredible land stretches across...
Culture, People, Society

Africa’s Climate Challenges

Author Rachel White Date February 26, 2014
Rachel White
Tagged adaptation, Africa Climate Conference, Climate change, forecasting, policy, Rachel White, social challenges | Leave a comment |
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