Discovering Climate Modelling at Curiosity Carnival
Posted on 4th October 2017
Climateprediction.net team engage interest of hundreds of visitors in citizen science project during University-wide event at the Ashmolean museum Last Friday saw 10,000 people engaging with university researchers at the Curiosity Carnival, Oxford’s contribution to European Researchers Night, which was celebrated by hundreds of cities across the continent. The evening included a programme of activities […]
CPDN scientists in Nairobi for final workshop of RRA project
Posted on 2nd April 2017
Last week CPDN scientists travelled to Nairobi and, together with Kenyan scientists, gave humanitarian organizations, policy makers and journalists in East Africa critical and timely information on how the Kenyan and Somalian drought of 2016 were influenced by anthropogenic climate change and El Nino. The work was part of Raising Risk Awareness – a unique […]
CPDN in 2016 – a look back over the last year
Posted on 3rd February 2017
With the Paris agreement freshly on everyone’s mind and in the media 2016 started of as a very exciting year for climate science. On a global scale it took slightly unexpected turns but from a scientific point of view 2016 was a year to celebrate in particular for CPDN. With respect to our knowledge and […]
Summer school – How do Global Teleconnections Impact on Climate?
Posted on 2nd February 2017
Organized by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the GOTHAM Summer School (18th-22nd September 2017) will train young scientists on a unique combination of interdisciplinary scientific topics and tools relevant for understanding teleconnections and their role in causing extreme weather events. Professor Wallom and Dr Sparrow will be training attendees on data management […]
Heat Wave in the Arctic
Posted on 22nd December 2016
The Arctic is currently experiencing a heat wave with temperatures forecasted to be more than 20 ºC above normal, following a very warm November and December. Such a heat wave has dramatic consequences for the local ecosystem and is also a striking example of how climate change is impacting the world today. Historical temperature […]