I have no problem with the BBC dropping the UK Met office for their forecasting and going with a private company. and their new on-air weather graphics are actually quite good. HOWEVER Their new 14-day deterministic weathercasts are (in terms the average UK bloke will readily understand) bollocks. Make no mistake, forecasts are getting better and better. A report (a few years back) estimated that reliable forecasts are increasing by about a
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Happy Darwin-Day! Heute vor 209 Jahren wurde Charles Darwin geboren. Das ist ein guter Grund, seine wirklich bahnbrechende Erkenntnis zu feiern. Eine Erkenntnis, die heute vielleicht wieder gefährdeter ist [...]
In many countries, access to clean and safe to drink water is often taken for granted: the simple act of turning a tap gives us access to a precious resource. In today's post,Bárbara Zambelli Azevedo, [...]
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Last week, Scott Pruitt provided us with additional insight into his views about climate
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Today (12-February-2018) at 01:14 UTC a magnitude 3,4 earthquake took place on Reykjanes peninsula. I am not sure if this earthquake was felt by any people in nearby villages and towns. The earthquake at [...]
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