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• The atmosphere at the World Cup

  The first ever, brand new, inaugural, shiny...

  The atmosphere at the World Cup

  

  The first ever, brand new, inaugural, shiny podcast from the University of Manchester Centre for Atmospheric Science. This week talking about the World Cup: why is it tough to play at high altitude? Is the Jabulani ball really rubbish? Also a round up of some stories from the atmospheric science community like the drought in N.W. England, dodgy science reporting and hurricane predictions.
  
  Featuring: Gavin McMeeking (host), Andy Russell, Will Morgan, Grant Allan, Niall Robinson, Hugo Ricketts, Jennifer Muller
  
  Production: Niall Robinson

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• Volcanicity

  This week we're talking about "Volcanicity" -...

  Volcanicity

  

  This week we're talking about "Volcanicity" - discussing what volcanoes do to the atmosphere and what was so interesting about the, ahem, Eyjafjallajokull (bless you) volcano that erupted in Iceland last Spring. Do volcanoes affect climate and will this one? Why did it cause such havoc to flights? What do volcanoes have to do with the French Revolution? Also the usual round up of news stories like the publishing of the final (for now) Climate-gate email review, a study published into the "credibility of climate change experts", Hurricane Alex, hosepipe ban in north-west England and how to conserve water more generally. And not in the podcast but for your own delectation cow burpometers and the US and Canadian heatwave.
  
  Featuring: Will Morgan, Niall Robinson, Grant Allan, Andy Russell, Hugo Ricketts (host)
  Interview: Niall Robinson and Hugo Ricketts Production: Niall Robinson

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• Polar opposites: penguin vs polar bear

  In this week's lengthy instalment we talk about...

  Polar opposites: penguin vs polar bear

  

  In this week's lengthy instalment we talk about the poles, including how ice cores are used to measure past climate, what happens when the poles melt and what life was like for Manchester University researchers stationed remote in Canada. We also have classical music inspired by the poles that's going to be included in the Polar Live concerts in Liverpool. In the news this week are the severe floods in Pakistan, droughts in Russia and increased beer sales in Blackburn.
  
  Featuring: Gavin McMeeking (host), Jennifer Muller, Hugo Ricketts, Will Morgan and Niall Robinson
  
  Interview 1: Jennifer Muller with James Dorsey and Michael Flynn
  Interview 2: Andy Russel with Polar Live Production: Niall Robinson, Hugo Ricketts and Jennifer Muller

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• Monsooner or later

  This week we delve into Monsoons: what they are,...

  Monsooner or later

  

  This week we delve into Monsoons: what they are, where they happen, and how they affect people's lives. Find out where the wettest place in the world is, why it rained so much in Pakistan but scorched in Russia and how scientists figure out how much rain fell. Plus, in our first listener question, we turn our gaze to August sunsets...are they really more vibrant? Also a news story about how cold (or warm) last year was.
  
  Featuring: Will Morgan (host), Grant Allan, Hugo Ricketts, Niall Robinson, and special guest David Schultz
  
  Interview: Michael Flynn and Gavin McMeeking
  
  Production: Gavin McMeeking.

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• Air Pollution Absolution

  This time we talk about air pollution and how it...

  Air Pollution Absolution

  

  This time we talk about air pollution and how it affects human health. Find out what effect Fireworks Night has on the atmosphere, how long you've not been able to burn coal in London (its longer than you think) and why ozone isn't always a good thing. Also, an outside broadcast from Oxford Road in Manchester, Europe's busiest bus route, and an interview with Prof Tom Choularton about how the UK comprehensive spending review will affect Universities.
  
  We received our second ever listener question: "Being as we breathe out carbon dioxide, do we contribute to global warming." Plus a plug for the next NW Royal MetSoc meeting which is about the newly opened Whitworth Observatory --- a new weather station in south Manchester with data available to the public.
  
  Featuring: Hugo Ricketts, Niall Robinson, Grant Allen, Gaving McMeeking, Jennifer Muller
  
  Production: Will Morgan, Niall Robinson, Gavin McMeeking
  
  Interviewee: Prof Tom Choularton
  
  Podcast elf: Andy Gabey

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• Air Pollution Absolution
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