We are delighted that Down High School in Downpatrick has successfully applied for a MetMark. We are looking forward to working with them and other schools and teachers in Northern Ireland to improve our support for schools there.

The Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading is pleased to announce that it will be holding the following event during British Science Week, to which you are invited: Aurora and Magnetism Across the Solar System Aurorae, or northern and southern lights, are one of nature’s spectacular light shows but why do they occur…

This article, just published in Physics Review, compares the flows of energy in the Earth’s atmosphere to those of Mars, Venus, Titan and Jupiter. Read the whole article here.