The presence of wildfire smoke from North America over the UK, whilst not common, does occasionally happen during the summer months. Large plumes of smoke that rise from intense fires, that can burn for weeks on end, sometimes reach the upper atmosphere to be picked up by the jet stream – a zone of strong...
Vivid colours of the Northern Lights – or aurora borealis – were spotted on Tuesday night across Scotland. A solar storm strengthened the aurora bringing it southwards towards the United Kingdom. While solar activity remains elevated, there is a chance of seeing the Northern Lights again tonight, mostly in the north of the UK. Although,...
For a few weeks now beyond the spring equinox – marked on 20 March this year – there is evidence of an enhancement to the aurora. Professor Mike Lockwood, president of the Royal Astronomical Society told BBC Weather that “your chances of seeing aurora at low latitudes is enhanced at the equinoxes because of the...
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Experts and former employees say the Trump administration’s moves to fire key scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and dismantle clean air and water protections will make the United States a “sicker and poorer” place to live while demoralizing the next generation of environmental investigators and public health researchers. The rollbacks could lead to...