Earth
Five-year forecast indicates further warming
Posted in Featured, Popular Stories, Science on 4th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller
A forecast published by the Met Office indicates the annual global average temperature is likely to exceed 1 C and could reach 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels.
atmospheric 'rivers' cause many droughts and floods on Earth
Posted in Science on 5th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
In many places, water access depends partly upon atmospheric rivers, bands of water vapour propelled along jets of air that trace swirling routes above the Earth.
Nasa carbon space observatory 'watches Earth breathe'
Posted in Science on 16th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
A Nasa satellite has provided remarkable new insights on how CO2 is moved through the Earth's atmosphere.
Asteroid close approach to test warning systems
Posted in Science on 11th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
An asteroid the size of a house is set to pass close to the Earth on Thursday.
There's an Ocean Deep Inside the Earth
Posted in Science on 18th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
The discovery of a rare gem shows that there an enormous water reservoir in the Earth's mantle.