Climate change? – Poem – What little I know
This is me in the Mojave Desert, California, in 2009 Climate change is not new Ever since there have been climates on earth there has been climate change. Today we know that large areas of the earth are threatened by rising sea levels and other areas are threatened by droughts. Such problems have been common […]
The Fenland floods of 1947 – My memory of a natural disaster – and video
Do the media mislead young about climate change? – My experience of extreme weather Young people who learn about natural disasters from the media may get an impression that things have never been so bad and are getting worse and worse all the time. It’s natural to be worried. There are always terrible things happening […]
Cold temperature variations, including Braemar 2021
The Met Office recorded a low of -23C in Braemar in Scotland over the night of 10-11th February 2021, the coldest February night since 1955. But as the met office graph shows temperatures vary widely over the years. Braemar holds the record for the lowest ever UK temperature – it has reached – 27.2 °C […]
