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Climate change is increasing the probability that tropical cyclones rapidly grow into intense, damaging hurricanes in a few hours, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Links ...

Experts in the fields of air pollution science, technology or management are being asked to address a set of urgent short-term questions related to recent and ongoing changes in UK air quality during ...

We believe that developing the next generation of atmospheric scientists is the best way to ensure that excellent atmospheric science can happen in the future. Build your place within the atmospheric ...

We are committed to promoting and maintaining an inclusive culture. We support each other to create an environment where equality and diversity thrives. We recognise that the way people write and ...

Two researchers from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science were among the experts invited to contribute to a recent Government Office for Science rapid report examining the impacts of what could ...

Back in June, an international team of scientists embarked on a major marine research campaign to investigate how remote ocean environments influence the Earth’s atmosphere and climate system. The ...

We explore the coupled physical and chemical processes that drive the climate system. We develop and use state-of-the-art climate models to investigate how radiation, clouds, convection and ocean ...

A new international study, co-authored by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, has found that recent monumental efforts to reduce air pollution in East Asia may have inadvertently contributed ...

South Asia has already had a disastrous monsoon season so far this year. Three years ago, Pakistan also experienced devastating floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rainfall from June to August.

In countries like the UK, people can spend up to 90% of their time indoors – exposing them to invisible and often ignored sources of air pollution. Workplaces, shops, schools, hospitals are regulated ...

El Niño is one of the most important climate patterns affecting weather across the globe. It shapes temperatures, rainfall and extreme events – with impacts that extend to economies, infrastructure ...