SNOW & ICE. HAIL STORMS. CLOUDS. RAINBOWS & OTHER PRISMATIC EFFEcTS. HURRICANES & TORNADOES. TYPHOONS. RAIN & FLOODS. DROUGHTS & HEATWAVES. SANDSTORMS. EL NINO & LA NINA. Extreme Weather: UK. USA: Weather Archive Reports. Met Office: Weather Factsheets. An exciting and informative series of factsheets to provide an insight into various aspects of the weather, from clouds to thunderstorms.
These factsheets clearly describe and illustrate the processes involved in global weather and climate, providing the most up-to-date answers and information. 1. Clouds The current classification of clouds is based upon those originated by Luke Howard (1772-1864), a London pharmacist and amateur meteorologist. In 1803 Howard, wrote a book entitled The modifications of clouds and named the various cloud structures he had studied. Fact sheet 1 (PDF, 10 MB) 2. Most thunderstorms are associated with towering clouds known as cumulonimbus.
Fact sheet 2 (PDF, 2 MB) 3. When a jug full of iced drink is taken out of the refrigerator, water droplets condense on the outside of the container. Fact sheet 3 (PDF, 4 MB) 4. Fact sheet 4 (PDF, 12 MB) 5. Fact sheet 5 (PDF, 1 MB) 6. Fact sheet 6 (PDF, 6 MB) 7. Fact Sheet 7 Climate of South West England. 8. Fact sheet 8 (PDF, 1 MB) Scientists find 'atmospheric rivers' in the sky which hit Britain with 1,000 times more water than the Thames. Giant ribbons of moist air flowing north from the tropics bring heavy rainSome 'rivers' carry as much water as the AmazonRibbons blamed for worst 10 winter floods to hit Britain since 1970Researchers say they are also linked to the country's recent wet summers By Rob Preece Published: 18:08 GMT, 7 October 2012 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 7 October 2012 Giant ribbons of moist air flowing north from the tropics - each carrying 1,000 times more water than the Thames - are to blame for Britain's recent floods and wet summers, scientists believe.
The 'atmospheric rivers', which bring the equivalent of the Amazon's content in rain, are thought to have caused the worst 10 winter floods to have hit the UK since 1970. Now scientists believe they may also be linked to heavy rain in the summer, suggesting they pose an all-year threat to the country's flood defences. Why does it always rain on us? Deluge: An aerial view of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in the summer of 2007.
Geostationary satellite GOES-12: Time-lapse satellite video shows 10 YEARS of weather in just 3 minutes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a video to mark ten years of service by the GOES-12 satelliteThe satellite focused on the East Coast of the U.S. and witnessed weather events including hurricane Katrina and the Christmas blizzards of 2009In the future, GOES-R will provide images that are twice as clear as the ones sent by GOES-12, which was decommissioned last week By Sarah Griffiths Published: 11:27 GMT, 22 August 2013 | Updated: 16:28 GMT, 22 August 2013 It has witnessed major weather events from hurricane Katrina in 2005 to icy Christmas blizzards that crippled the U.S. in 2009.
But the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 12 has finally stopped recording the weather patterns of the East Coast of the U.S. - after 3,788 days. Scroll down for video Geostationary satellite GOES-12 captured this visible image of Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005. Ripples in the sky: Space Station astronaut captures mysterious 'night shining' clouds over Tibetan plateau. By Rob Waugh Published: 11:37 GMT, 28 June 2012 | Updated: 15:31 GMT, 28 June 2012 Space Station astronauts captured images of rare 'night shining' clouds as the craft passed over the Tibetan Plateau - high-altitude clouds which appear as delicate, shining threads against the darkness of space.
The clouds can only be seen from aircraft in flight, from the Space Station, or rarely from the ground at twilight - and shine at night because the ice crystals are lit up by the sun from beneath the visible horizon.