Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 288 (10th April 2026)
The first crewed test flight under NASA’s Artemis programme is underway. Four Artemis II astronauts are flying aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back, as they test how the spacecraft’s systems operate in a deep space environment.
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Friday Reading Edition 288 (10th April 2026)
In May 2025, the UK Space Agency published the UK Planetary Protection Technical Framework, providing clear guidance to ensure UK space activities safeguard the environment on Earth and in space from potential harmful contamination.
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Friday Reading Edition 288 (10th April 2026)
Space weather originates from solar activity and mostly causes no tangible disruption. Severe space weather can, however, disrupt a range of technologies. For example, an event could cause the widespread disruption of air travel for multiple weeks, localised power outages in the UK, and disruption to satellite services such as satellite navigation and timing services used by many sectors.
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Friday Reading Edition 288 (10th April 2026)
Both natural and human-induced factors causing space risks pose a concrete threat to modern society and many questions remain for companies and their insurers regarding this rather complex and obscure threat.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
WMO’s State of the Global Climate report 2025 confirms that 2015-2025 are the hottest 11-years on record. These rapid and large-scale changes have occurred within a few decades but will have harmful repercussions for hundreds – and potentially thousands – of years.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
A "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña is about to finish.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
One of the world’s leading experts shares how to gain the greatest advantage from look-ahead forecasts of El Niño and La Niña that meteorological agencies now routinely provide months in advance.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
Rising temperatures bring physical repercussions including more intense hazards. Understanding how natural perils shape the risk landscape is critical to advancing global preparedness for climate change. 2023 and 2024 were the top two warmest years on record by a substantial margin, with El Niño also having an impact.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
El Niño has created challenges for the global supply chain, including risks for transportation and logistics. As disruptive weather and climate events persist, vulnerable industries will need to rethink their supply chain strategies to maintain resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
El Niño and La Niña are terms which describe the biggest fluctuation in the Earth's climate system and can have consequences across the globe.
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