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2020
18
May
2020
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15:50
Europe/London
A new mass study of people living with chronic pain in the UK has demonstrated the links between pain and certain atmospheric weather conditions.
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2019
24
October
2019
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01:00
Europe/London
People with long-term health conditions are 20 per cent more likely to suffer from pain on days that are humid and windy with low atmospheric pressure according to new research from University of Manchester scientists.
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2017
10
November
2017
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08:00
Europe/London
As the world gathers in Bonn for COP23, the UN’s annual climate change conference, Professor Mike Barnes, from The University of Manchester's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, outlines why he thinks offshore wind could …
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28
September
2017
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15:00
Europe/London
A tornado in the town of Sonnac, France, in September, 2015. Axel Guibourg/wikimedia, CC BYBogdan Antonescu, University of ManchesterIt is often assumed that tornadoes do not occur in Europe and that they are a weather phenomena specific to the …
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12
September
2017
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17:00
Europe/London
Gemma Sou, University of Manchester
We’re really only just learning about the impact Hurricane Irma has had on the Caribbean, especially for residents of disaster affected areas.
How can we tell their stories, and ensure their voices and …
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20
March
2017
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16:30
Europe/London
A team of researchers led by The University of Manchester is on the brink of revealing some of the mysteries of turbulence – a force of nature that has chaotic influence on land, sea and air.
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2016
08
September
2016
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14:02
Europe/London
It’s often seen as an easy way to make conversation in a shop or with an acquaintance, but a University of Manchester project set in Yorkshire is getting under the skin of how critical the weather is to our daily lives.
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08
September
2016
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09:24
Europe/London
Preliminary findings from a mass participation study have indicated a link between weather conditions – specifically rain and lack of sunshine – and chronic pain.
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01
September
2016
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09:00
Europe/London
Scientists operating research aircraft over West Africa have detected organic materials in the atmosphere over a number of urban areas, contributing to concerns of the rise in pollution across the region.
The EU-funded Dynamics Aerosols Clouds …
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15
July
2016
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09:00
Europe/London
Two experts from Manchester have contributed to a new Government report on climate change, which predicts that global warming will hit our shores with severe heatwaves, flooding and water shortages.
The contributors, who include Environment and …
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13
June
2016
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10:38
Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester have published a review of the current knowledge on tornadoes in Europe. The paper, the first of a series that will be published over the next year, is the first exhaustive study of the subject to be …
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10
June
2016
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09:38
Europe/London
The University of Manchester team behind a ground-breaking study recording how thousands of people with chronic pain react to the weather is seeking help from the public to come up with explanations for the results.
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26
January
2016
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09:52
Europe/London
It’s a mystery that’s perplexed people for over 2,000 years, but now University of Manchester scientists are on the verge of working out if the weather affects pain in people with arthritis and other conditions, all thanks to the British …
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2015
09
September
2015
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15:38
Europe/London
New science project aims to discover just how polluted our skies are One of the largest citizen science projects ever attempted
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07
July
2015
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10:10
Europe/London
Weather is frequently portrayed in pop music, with a new scientific study finding over 750 popular music songs referring to weather.
The most common were sun and rain, and blizzards being the least common. The joint study published in the journal …
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16
June
2015
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10:19
Europe/London
Researchers have updated a map of the UK that pinpoints tornado hotspots for the first time in two decades.
Although most people think of twisters striking ‘Tornado Alley’ in the US, the UK actually has more tornadoes per area than …
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12
May
2015
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11:00
Europe/London
Dr Grant Allen looks at predictions that a substantial El Nino event could occur this year, made by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and assess the possible impact on the UK and rest of the world.
Dr Allen, senior research fellow in the …
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12
March
2015
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09:43
Europe/London
A cutting-edge science instrument developed by The University of Manchester researchers took to the skies aboard NASA’s Global Hawk research aircraft for the first time.
The unmanned aircraft, based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research …
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11
March
2015
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09:45
Europe/London
New research has shown that the Asian monsoon rains played a key role in the evolution of mammals.
And the findings, published today in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, could have implications for conserving the species living in the vast …
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02
March
2015
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10:25
Europe/London
Falls are the leading cause of fatal injuries among older people but, even though the weather continues to be wet and icy, experts from the University of Manchester are showing that falls can be avoided.Around a third of people over-65 and half of …
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2014
16
December
2014
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09:00
Europe/London
University of Manchester scientists have identified the most energy-efficient way to make clouds more reflective to the sun in a bid to combat climate change.
Marine Cloud Brightening is a reversible geoengineering method proposed to mitigate …
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20
March
2014
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00:00
Europe/London
Connecting extreme weather to climate change distracts from the need to protect society from high-impact weather events which will continue to happen irrespective of human-induced climate change, say experts.
Writing in the journal Weather, …
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2013
03
June
2013
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01:00
Europe/London
A changing climate and the increasing prevalence of surface water flooding means we can no longer rely only on large defences to protect people and property, according to a University of Manchester researcher.
Dr Iain White said new small-scale …
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2012
09
August
2012
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01:00
Europe/London
The UK’s appalling summer of weather could have had an unexpected benefit for Olympic athletes and spectators – it could have delivered one of the least polluted Games in history, according to University of Manchester …
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06
July
2012
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01:00
Europe/London
With the unpredictable and unseasonable weather once again dominating the news agenda, The University of Manchester Atmospheric Science Group are available for expert comment on a range of weather-related stories.
Professor Hugh Coe – Head …
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2009
23
October
2009
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01:00
Europe/London
Tuesday is the wettest day of the week, suggests new analysis of rainfall data for Manchester.
The work, which was carried out for Manchester Science Festival 2009, also suggests that it’s now raining more at weekends than in the …
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