As a crucial component of the global ... atmospheric pressure patterns and temperature gradients (in the atmosphere, across land–sea boundaries and between land regions), which in turn affect ...

Jet streams are powerful high-altitude winds that shape global weather. Learn how they drive storms, impact heatwaves, and ...

Deserts Tuesday can expect gusty winds and a high of 67 degrees. Temperatures will jump to the low 80s later in the week.

Forty years ago this month, scientists reported that human activities had punctured Earth’s protective ozone layer. What happened next offers a masterclass in international science-diplomacy.

La Niña occurs when equatorial trade winds become stronger ... The air rising in the west and descending in the east enhances an atmospheric circulation – called the Walker circulation – which can ...

The Unit consists of around 15 research scientists and students. We've developed a number of data sets that are widely used in climate research, including the global temperature record used to monitor ...

Counts are made for the number of years of which at least one station of monthly data occurs within a 0.25 x 0.25 degree grid cell (approximately 25 km x 25 km). The clipping of the relatively course ...

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