Blogs about Atmospheric science

I recently built a website that breaks down the cost of a UK electricity bill.electricitybills.ukIt's interactive, and I'd recommend visiting it before reading this post. Check it out here: electricitybills.ukHere are three interesting things about …

And now for something completely non clam-related…a speculative essay about LOTR as an environmental allegory, drawing on my posts to social media last week that clearly struck a nerve. I’m the first to admit that …

Jill Willder, Member 35,562, reminded us of the wonderful Kitty MacFarlane’s song ‘Namer of Clouds’. It’s also prompted us to remember that Kitty interviewed Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Member 001, about clouds for BBC Radio 4’s “Open …

This is a follow-on post to the previous summary of interesting work related to the temperatures in 2023/2024. I’ll have another post with a quick summary of the AGU session on the topic that we …

Agrivoltaics can increase grape yield by up to 60%French agrivoltaics company Sun’Agri says that two of its facilities increased grape yields by 20% to 60% in 2024, compared to areas without solar panels. The PV …

Our largest airport is relatively sheltered compared with other exposed locations in the UK. In terms of London it is far more exposed than areas such as Wanstead; the max gust here on January 2nd …

The 2024 Washington wildfire season is thankfully behind us. However, wood burning for residential heating is a concern during the cold seasons when temperature inversions and light winds cause smoke to stagnate. Valley communities are …

Persistent subtropical ridge produces an extraordinary precipitation dipole in northern vs southern CA When it comes to California precipitation so far this season, your mileage may vary. Specifically as a function of latitude! Since October …