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Weather 101 - the Atmosphere

As Mountaineers and Mountain Walkers a knowledge of the weather and its systems is vital to our successful survival in the mountains. Very often a complaint arises that our weather is too changeable and unpredictable. Actually we in the UK are probably the luckiest Walkers in the world. Yes, the weather is changeable, but we [...]

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11Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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Climate Change - Temperatures Rising?

In my last post on this subject we took a look at the Met Office site and in particular the series of articles relating to climate change - the facts. Here we take a look at Fact 2 - Temperatures are continuing to rise.
First here is the extract from the site:
The rise in global surface [...]

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30Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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So you want to become an Outdoor Instructor ?

Well, who wouldn’t? : out in the fresh air all the time doing the things you love with eager motivated people…
Is that really the way that it is?
“Those that can, do; those that can’t, teach” - I am sure that you have heard that many times before, usually in a disparaging way, inferring that teachers [...]

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24Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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Climate Change - real or imagined ? the debate continues

The subject of the weather has been a preoccupation of the inhabitants of these British Isles since the year dot. But even this weather we are having is leaving us quite speechless - what more can you add to the phrase “It rained today” except add the necessary qualifier “again!” to the sentence.
In my last [...]

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11Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 2 comments | Continued
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Monsoon drags on

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We are in day 14 or so of rain, rain, rain. Monsoon-like in its’ intensity and almost tropical in its’ warmth - truly. Having spent time in tropical climes, all that is missing is the chirrup of the rainfrogs and we’d be in Barbados!
Come September i shall be starting a series of [...]

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13Aug2008 | Aran Strider | 1 comment | Continued
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