Meteorology Department News

Britain's Big Freeze

Professor Anthony Illingworth of Department of Meteorology, interviewed on Channel 4 'Britain's Big Freeze' programme

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-big-freeze

January 2010

Reaching for the sky

Dr Janet Barlow, Dr Curtis Wood and Rosy Wilson of Department of Meteorology will set up an Advanced Climate Technology Urban Atmospheric Laboratory on London's BT Tower in Maple Street for a long-term study into how large buildings affect the city's weather patterns

Reading Midweek - Wednesday 3 February 2010

Why was it cold in the UK, but not across the world?

Dr John Methven interviewed for the BBC news website about the cold January conditions in the UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8493168.stm

January 2010

Dr John Methven features on BBC Inside Out

Dr John Methven of Department of Meteorology has been filmed by BBC Southwest Inside Out programme on the Met Office/NERC research aircraft mission gathering observations which could help to improve numerical models and weather forecasts. Link to feature on BBC I Player  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071mt5

 

January 2010

 

The Big Freeze

Dr Pete Inness quoted in the Times about the cold and snowy conditions over Europe.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/article6982249.ece

Dr Pete Inness talks to the Observer about the latest cold weather over the UK and explains why it doesn't disprove global warming.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/10/climate-change-uk-big-freeze

January 2010

 

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