Expert Comment
Dr Jonathan Clarke: Infrastructural resilience as Storm Babet hits UK
The emerging Storm Babet is a reminder of how climate change is increasing extreme weather events, such as storms, floods and heatwaves. These climate-related disasters, which have impacted people and society, highlight the importance of making our critical infrastructure more resilient.
Prof Don Pollacco on viewing this week's Northern Lights from the UK
To predict exactly where you can see the northern lights is difficult as conditions can change quickly. The current ‘storm’ is said to be visible from northern England but they are notoriously difficult to predict. However, one thing is for sure, and that is that you are unlikely to see them from a brightly lit city environment – you need to go somewhere dark and look towards the northern horizon (look for the North Star). So, you would preferably be in the countryside away from street lights. Of course it also needs to clear!
Could storm Dorian hit the UK? Expert comment from Prof Robert Kerr
As it stalls over the Bahamas falling from a Category 5 to a 3 yesterday, the East coast of the US stays on alert as Storm Dorian moves in their direction. Professor Robert Kerr of the Department of Maths and Department of Engineering at the University of Warwick looks at how Dorian could move and if climate change has an impact.