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• Why Snoring May Be a Family Affair

• What Science Will Be Like in 2056

• Tiktaalik

• Science Update - Povery and Obesity

• Venus Express Prepares For Orbit Insertion

• How To Forecast The Weather

• A View From The London Weather Centre

• Mid-range Weather Forecasting And Predicting Disease

• Weather And The Oceans

• Why do bubbles of gas form on the sides of the bath or glass while or after you have run the water?

  Why do bubbles of gas form on the sides of the bath or glass while or after you have run the water?

• Are there any immediate effects of sun spots on the weather, such as when solar bursts occur? What about long term cycles like the eleven year sun spot cycle. Do they affect jet streams and so on?

  Are there any immediate effects of sun spots on the weather, such as when solar bursts occur? What about long term cycles like the eleven year sun spot cycle. Do they affect jet streams and so on?

• You can predict the weather months in advance, but sometimes the weather forecasters don't even get it right next week. Do look back on your predictions and work out how accurate you are and refine your models?

  You can predict the weather months in advance, but sometimes the weather forecasters don't even get it right next week. Do look back on your predictions and work out how accurate you are and refine your models?

• We're having a nasty dust storm at the moment, which brings me to my question: what causes wind gusts?

  We're having a nasty dust storm at the moment, which brings me to my question: what causes wind gusts?

• How does the weather affect weaker ocean currents?

  How does the weather affect weaker ocean currents?

• On many different occasions, I've noticed that in a thunder storm the lightning can be pastel blue or yellow or even green or pink. My question is why does the colour vary from one storm to another?

  On many different occasions, I've noticed that in a thunder storm the lightning can be pastel blue or yellow or even green or pink. My question is why does the colour vary from one storm to another?

• On Tuesday morning, the BBC website five day forecast predicted that there would be rain. On Tuesday afternoon, the website had changed to predict five days of cloud and sun. How can the forecast for five days change within a few hours?

  On Tuesday morning, the BBC website five day forecast predicted that there would be rain. On Tuesday afternoon, the website had changed to predict five days of cloud and sun. How can the forecast for five days change within a few hours?

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  Why is the sky blue?

  Build a model atmosphere in your kitchen and use it to find out why the sky is blue.

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