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Air in motion
The air is in constant motion. The engine of atmospheric circulation is the Sun, which warms the Earth and the air of the atmosphere differently, depending on the latitude. The atmosphere tries to rebalance the temperature differences by moving masses of hot air from regions where there is an excess of heat towards colder regions. The movements of air masses that seek to rebalance the differences in temperature and pressure in the atmosphere give rise to winds, cyclones and anticyclones and to all those weather phenomena that make the atmosphere of our planet “turbulent”.
subjects dealt with in Air in motion
Atmospheric circulation
It is difficult to construct a model of atmospheric circulation, because very many factors influence the displacement of masses of…
Winds
Winds are more or less rapid horizontal displacements of air masses caused by differences in the pressure distribution. Due to…
Clouds
Clouds are formed by microscopic drops of water or by small ice crystals. The size of the droplets generally range…
special reports
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11 December 2013 / Air
Typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones
The typhoon in the Philippines and the flood in Sardinia On November 8, 2013 typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with…
29 April 2020 / Air
Lightning
Help! a storm! Man has always been afraid of lightning, in fact in the past lightning was considered a sign…
20 January 2012 / Air
From Rio to Rio+20
20 years after Rio In June this year, in Rio de Janeiro, the world conference on sustainable development will be…
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29 January 2013 / Air
Rio+20: The future we want?
Rio+20: expectations and disappointment The appointment that we were so looking forward to, of the international conference on sustainable development,…
30 May 2014 / Air
Latest news regarding the climate
Polar temperatures in the USA, days in March that are almost like summer, extremely violent typhoons ... global climate seems…
29 April 2014 / Air
What will the climate be like?
Fiction vs reality In a famous scene of The day after tomorrow1, the paleoclimatologist Jack Hall presents the results of…
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23 October 2013 / Air
Carbon Footprint
CO2 emissions and lifestyles If your parents decide to buy a new car, they might be attracted by a car…
27 March 2012 / Air
Rio and the Conventions
The history of climate negotiations In the past years we have heard and read a lot about climate change. The…
6 May 2021 / Air
The Fabbrica dell'Aria (Air Factory), an indoor air bio-filtration project
Plants can be valuable allies and provide possible solutions to air pollution, at least in indoors. Plants have an extraordinary…
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11 December 2013 / Air
Typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones
The typhoon in the Philippines and the flood in Sardinia On November 8, 2013 typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with…
29 April 2020 / Air
Lightning
Help! a storm! Man has always been afraid of lightning, in fact in the past lightning was considered a sign…
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20 January 2012 / Air
From Rio to Rio+20
20 years after Rio In June this year, in Rio de Janeiro, the world conference on sustainable development will be…
29 January 2013 / Air
Rio+20: The future we want?
Rio+20: expectations and disappointment The appointment that we were so looking forward to, of the international conference on sustainable development,…
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30 May 2014 / Air
Latest news regarding the climate
Polar temperatures in the USA, days in March that are almost like summer, extremely violent typhoons ... global climate seems…
29 April 2014 / Air
What will the climate be like?
Fiction vs reality In a famous scene of The day after tomorrow1, the paleoclimatologist Jack Hall presents the results of…
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23 October 2013 / Air
Carbon Footprint
CO2 emissions and lifestyles If your parents decide to buy a new car, they might be attracted by a car…
27 March 2012 / Air
Rio and the Conventions
The history of climate negotiations In the past years we have heard and read a lot about climate change. The…
-
6 May 2021 / Air
The Fabbrica dell'Aria (Air Factory), an indoor air bio-filtration project
Plants can be valuable allies and provide possible solutions to air pollution, at least in indoors. Plants have an extraordinary…
-
11 December 2013 / Air
Typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones
The typhoon in the Philippines and the flood in Sardinia On November 8, 2013 typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with…
-
29 April 2020 / Air
Lightning
Help! a storm! Man has always been afraid of lightning, in fact in the past lightning was considered a sign…
-
20 January 2012 / Air
From Rio to Rio+20
20 years after Rio In June this year, in Rio de Janeiro, the world conference on sustainable development will be…
-
29 January 2013 / Air
Rio+20: The future we want?
Rio+20: expectations and disappointment The appointment that we were so looking forward to, of the international conference on sustainable development,…
-
30 May 2014 / Air
Latest news regarding the climate
Polar temperatures in the USA, days in March that are almost like summer, extremely violent typhoons ... global climate seems…
-
29 April 2014 / Air
What will the climate be like?
Fiction vs reality In a famous scene of The day after tomorrow1, the paleoclimatologist Jack Hall presents the results of…
-
23 October 2013 / Air
Carbon Footprint
CO2 emissions and lifestyles If your parents decide to buy a new car, they might be attracted by a car…
-
27 March 2012 / Air
Rio and the Conventions
The history of climate negotiations In the past years we have heard and read a lot about climate change. The…
-
6 May 2021 / Air
The Fabbrica dell'Aria (Air Factory), an indoor air bio-filtration project
Plants can be valuable allies and provide possible solutions to air pollution, at least in indoors. Plants have an extraordinary…
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Radars in meteorology
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Radars in meteorology
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Radars in meteorology
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