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  • Cirrus, High Altitude Cloud
    Cirrus and Cirrocumulus Clouds »
  • Catching the Trade Wind.
    World Wind Systems: an Explanation of Trade Winds and Westerlies »
  • Global Mean Temperatures
    The Evidence for Global Warming is Overwhelming »
  • Monsoon Rain Approaching
    Monsoon: A Seasonal Fluctuation of Wind »
  • Indus River, Pakistan
    Climate Change in the Himalayan Region of South Asia »
  • Annual emissions of fossil fuel carbon. From Peters et al. (2011).
    How Humans Can and Have Affected the Climate »
  • Does sea level rise affect New York?
    The Scientific Tools, Data and Predictions of Climate Change »
  • Front cover for the 2007 IPCC report on the scientific basis for climate change.
    How Climate Change is Measured and Predicted »
  • Cirrus, High Altitude Cloud
  • Catching the Trade Wind.
  • Global Mean Temperatures
  • Monsoon Rain Approaching
  • Indus River, Pakistan
  • Annual emissions of fossil fuel carbon. From Peters et al. (2011).
  • Does sea level rise affect New York?
  • Front cover for the 2007 IPCC report on the scientific basis for climate change.
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Meteorology & Climatology

What is meteorology and climatology?

Meteorology is the study of the earth's atmosphere in terms of weather formation and forecasting. Climatology is the study of global patterns of climates and characteristics.

Weather and climate have an influence on our lives. It affects fashion, recreation, housing, agriculture, economy, employment, health, transportation and safety. We can't control the weather so all of us have learned to adapt to the climatic conditions around us.

The Meteorology and Climatology section at Suite 101 features articles on global climates, the basics of weather patterns, weather forecasting, plus newsworthy weather events and phenomena of today or from the past.

Meteorology & Climatology

  • Lenticular Clouds in a Connemara Landscape
  • A Frontal Weather System Traverses Connemara, Early Spring
  • The Science of Meteorology as Exemplified by Cumulus Clouds
  • A Kaleidoscope of Colourful Skies in Connemara, Co Galway
  • Cirrus and Cirrocumulus Clouds
more in meteorology & climatology »

Climate Change

  • The Evidence for Global Warming is Overwhelming
  • Constructing the Bridge Between NGOs and the Commercial Interests
  • Climate Change in the Himalayan Region of South Asia
  • How Humans Can and Have Affected the Climate
  • The Scientific Tools, Data and Predictions of Climate Change
more in climate change »

Climatology

  • The Little Ice Age: a Cold Period at the End of the Middle Ages
  • Fire and Ice: Long-term Variations in the Earth's Climate
  • Derechos: Widespread, Long-Lived Windstorms
  • Japanese Study of Carbon Dioxide Measurements - The Real Story
  • Common Misconceptions About Atmospheric Ozone
more in climatology »

Weather Forecasting

  • A Frontal Weather System Traverses Connemara, Early Spring
  • The Science of Meteorology as Exemplified by Cumulus Clouds
  • A Kaleidoscope of Colourful Skies in Connemara, Co Galway
  • Cirrus and Cirrocumulus Clouds
  • Clouds, Cloud Formations and Weather Forecasting
more in weather forecasting »

Latest articles in Meteorology & Climatology

 Lenticular Clouds in a Connemara Landscape

When warm air rises slowly over colder air in mountainous areas, clouds are formed with a smooth edge which are shaped like a giant lens.

Apr 10, 2012 – Michael Manning

A Frontal Weather System Traverses Connemara, Early Spring

A depression passing over a landscape ensures the weather changes several times. Clear spells alternate with rain, winds vary and temperatures fluctuate

Mar 7, 2012 – Michael Manning

The Science of Meteorology as Exemplified by Cumulus Clouds

Aristotle, the author of Meteorlogica, on meteorology, compiled all known data on rain, lightning, clouds and wind direction leading to meteorology science

Feb 25, 2012 – Michael Manning

A Kaleidoscope of Colourful Skies in Connemara, Co Galway

The many splendoured multicoloured skies of Co Galway, Ireland, are a delight for outdoor adventure sports enthusuiasts and casual observers

Feb 17, 2012 – Michael Manning

Cirrus and Cirrocumulus Clouds

White streaked, delicately thin cirrus clouds may become sand ripple-like cirrocumulus clouds in the cold northern hemisphere February skies.

Feb 8, 2012 – Michael Manning

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