Whirl-puffs, welkin, and weathermongers - explore the history behind everyday words like temperature, storm and forecast.

Even though hot weather and drought can make it seem as though an area is becoming drier, climate change can also increase the likelihood of heavy rainfall and flooding. Some places around the world ...

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has launched an online consultation for their Atmospheric Science Review, which is being led by the NERC Science and Innovation Advisory Committee. The ...

Global progress on reducing air pollution has slowed, as reported by the World Health Organization and informed by air pollution modelling at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science and University ...

Heatwaves are periods of abnormally hot weather usually lasting several days. Persistent high temperatures cause hot, dry conditions in which wildfires can spread. Dr James Allan, senior scientist at ...

A second record-breaking heatwave has hit the UK this year. Besides bringing risks to the environment, infrastructure, and people’s physical and mental health, heatwaves also affect the quality of the ...

Researchers are carrying out new measurements in Southampton to better understand how emissions from ships affect local air quality in coastal communities. Dr Will Drysdale, a postdoctoral researcher, ...

Airports bring jobs, economic growth, and global connectivity. But they also have downsides, bringing extra noise and air pollution that can affect millions of people in surrounding regions. Professor ...

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 ...

“When it rains, it pours” has become a reality for our weather in a changing climate. Let’s take a closer look at climate change and rainfall, and the impacts on people and places in the UK and around ...

Climate change conversations often centre on most likely outcomes – a few degrees of warming, rising seas, more frequent heatwaves and storms. But what about the worst that could happen? A new study ...

Following the withdrawal of funding by UKRI-NERC, announced on Thursday 26 February 2026, the National Centre for Atmospheric Science can confirm that the FAAM Airborne Laboratory will cease ...