Richard Allan

@rpallanuk

Climate Scientist at the University of Reading. Interested in what drives variability and change in clouds, water and rainfall.

Reading, Berkshire.
met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa
Joined May 2012
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  1. Dec 24

    Bangladesh delegates experience at : ignored, overlooked, then targeted by investment banks via

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    Dec 22

    There's a 'doomsday' glacier in the Antarctic that's as big as Britain. And experts are worried that it may collapse entirely. writes for to explain

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  3. Dec 17

    I like black coffee but still need more information about uncounted external costs of coffee and all other consumables to make better & planet friendly personal decisions

    Coffee ☕️: here's the carbon cost of your daily cup – and how to make it climate-friendly Transport of the coffee cherries and what milk you add to your coffee have the biggest impact on the carbon footprint 👣 via
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  4. Dec 17

    Latest global & health hazards bulletin: in Congo & South Sudan; South Africa thunderstorms; Balkan ; Greece breaks annual rainfall & snowfall records; unseasonal windstorms & hit central USA

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    Dec 14

    Bad news from Antarctica: Ice shelf holding back keystone Antarctic glacier within years of failure | Science | AAAS

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  6. Dec 14

    Intelligent siting and cooperation between countries can mitigate renewable energy droughts including the anticyclonic gloom situation forecast to stagnate over the UK:

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  7. Dec 12

    Early signs of a cold, settled lead up to Xmas in UK with a potential renewables energy drought:

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    Dec 10

    Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

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  9. Dec 10

    Latest global & health hazards bulletin: affects SE Brazil while costs mount in Canada; hits Ireland/UK; warming exacerbates in Sierra Nevada, USA & threatens food security in Mali

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  10. Dec 10

    Very little sea ice volume loss since 2011 in November but long term melt due to warming of remains 3000 cubic km per decade with 7830 cubic km left in Nov 2021 following rapid seasonal ice growth based on estimates:

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    Dec 8

    Great news that ECMWF is moving their HQ onto the University of Reading campus, next to the Dept of Meteorology, to form the largest cluster of weather and climate scientists in the world!

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  12. Dec 4

    If reports of 15km ash cloud from Mt volcanic eruption in Indonesia are accurate, this is big and could have consequences as well as severe regional impacts:

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  13. Dec 3

    Latest global & health hazards bulletin: hits UK, Istanbul windstorm & Vietnam

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  14. Dec 3

    UK to do list: make emissions pledges legally binding & avoid offsetting; reduce emissions from imported goods; finance for adaptation overseas; remove fossil fuel subsidies; boost skills training; help people to improve diets; improve rail travel

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    Dec 2

    Below average for the first two months of the marks the third consecutive drier-than-average wet season over . , , , , and have released a joint statement on the and .

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    Nov 30

    Anyone can help climate science by volunteering to digitise historical weather logbooks and so better understand the past. Just a few minutes needed! There are four projects ongoing. 1/ Weather Rescue at Sea: looking at ship logbooks from the 1860s

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  17. Nov 29

    Dr Bunny Rabbit helps to explains research on forecast for West and how differences in heating over the land & surrounding ocean lead to a complicated response in precipitation patterns:

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    Nov 28

    We talk about "2 degree C" of climate change but it's not that simple... There are huge regional differences, with the Arctic warming dramatically more than the average. Our paper looking at this in more detail with is now available here:

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  19. Nov 26

    Entertaining & informative blog by about experiences : 1.5°C (or under) with

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  20. Nov 26

    Latest global & health hazards: in northeast China & expected high risk for Japan this winter; hail storms hit northern Saudi Arabia & southwest Spain; Indonesia heavy rain/landslides; hits UK & La Niña conditions develop

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