Minimum Arctic Ocean sea ice area in 2021 was largest of past seven years
In its review of Arctic Ocean sea ice conditions during 2021, the global ice conditions…
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Met Office study contests relationship between melting Arctic Sea ice and UK winters
With 16 different international climate models and more than 3,000 individual simulations collated, a Met…
Germany’s DWD installs 50 automated weather stations on Maersk shipping vessels
Germany’s national meteorological service Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) has installed automated weather stations (AWS) on 50…
Air pollution causes 31% less pollination due to confused bees
Scientists from the University of Reading and the University of Birmingham have found that pollination…
Study links copper-based fungicide to ozone depletion
Copper released into the environment may be contributing significantly to stratospheric ozone depletion, according to…
More than 40 million people affected by harmful day of air pollution in 2020 in US West
Nearly 70% of western America was affected by harmful levels of air pollution on one…
WMO Research Board elects Prof. Amanda Lynch as chair
Prof. Amanda Lynch has been elected as chair of the WMO Research Board, which is…
Carbon dioxide emissions need to slow by 20% to reach 1.5°C target, UK Met Office finds
According to the UK Met Office’s global carbon dioxide forecast for 2022, the rate that…
ADB Safegate acquires DBT Transportation Services
Airport ground services firm ADB Safegate has acquired DBT Transportation Services, a US-based provider of…
Underwater robots to examine Thwaites Glacier’s impact on sea level rise
A research mission comprising 32 international scientists and a fleet of underwater robots has set…