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Snowfalls a thing of the past?

20 Dec ’10 | Posted by Henry in climate, press| 0 comments

…or so Charles Onians thought so in 2000. His article in The Independent reported that the increased temperatures observed during the 1990′s meant that snow would soon ‘disappear from our lives’. Although funny in hindsight, the article is not supported with any science, and really shows how the press warp the whole global warming debate [...]

Snow at last

17 Dec ’10 | Posted by Henry in Aberystwyth, photos| 0 comments

With yet another ‘Big Freeze’ being forecast for Britain this week, I was somewhat surprised to wake up this morning to find Aber under a good layer of snow. Usually we miss out due to being so close to the coastline, but around 4 inches had settled – enough for the university to shutdown anyway. [...]