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FASTA project wins Royal Meteorological Society Innovation Award
The National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), the University of Leeds and partners in Africa are celebrating the FASTA project, which has received a Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) Award.
Europe’s Weather Engine is stalling: Climate Change suppresses the jet stream variability
The North Atlantic jet stream is one of the main regulators of the European climate: an intense westerly airflow that guides storms toward the continent. New evidence suggests this system is changing.
Professor Piers Forster elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Piers Forster has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), in recognition of his outstanding contribution to climate science.
Researchers evaluate strategies to protect Venice from rising sea levels
A new paper compares strategies, including movable barriers, ring dikes, closing the Venetian Lagoon, and relocating the city, that could help Venice adapt to future sea-level rise.
How primitive plants evolved to survive Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event
Earth responded to its most severe past warming event by evolving a new and bizarre type of photosynthesis that allowed a group of primitive plants to survive.