In this article, I'll be exploring the basics of Python, i.e. variables, input and output. You'll need Python (2.7+), a computer, and some free time. Variables Simply put, variables are like envelopes ...

Paul J. Durack is a climate scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA. Carlo Buontempo is director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service at the European Centre ...