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the official date as 7 February 1821 when American sealer John Davis went ashore at Hughes Bay. Inevitably, the discovery of the southern continent exerted a powerful hold over adventurous types and the locating of the North Magnetic Pole in 1831, only added to the allure of exploring Antarctica

will experience a cracking day on Sunday with lots of sunshine, light winds and sparkling visibility.” Looking further ahead, the cold weather seems likely to persist at least into the early parts of next week with some very cold nights expected. Temperatures in some inland areas, away from towns

bringing the rain – which stretches to the Azores archipelago - will slip south-eastwards from Saturday evening. This front marks the boundary between two air masses, with warm humid air to the southeast and much colder to the northwest. A polar air mass will move in from the northwest bringing cold

an impact on the ground The workshops have made a tangible difference to communities reliant on the lake, helping them avoid life-threatening storms. Mr Edward Oremo, the County Beach Management Network Chair for Homa Bay, updated John Faragher on the success: “Edward said that in 2018 they had 54

the afternoon especially over eastern counties, before another area of heavy rain moved into the south-west and across southern parts by early evening, with strong winds. Rain over the southern half of the country cleared away during the morning of the 21st, then it became sunny but colder, Fylingdales (North

As the Azores High extends over the UK throughout this weekend, there will be little change to the weather which will allow temperatures to increase day on day. This will also lead to prolonged sunshine for much of the UK, away from the far northwest where it’ll be cooler and cloudier

; meteorologist (weather forecaster); construction worker (builder); head teacher; tennis club manager; hospital administrator; gardener; beach lifeguard and architect Explain any career the group isn’t familiar with, then ask them to put their hand up if they think the weather is important to a person doing

to increase action taken by the public during periods of dangerous weather. Beyond the National Severe Weather Warning Service, they have also driven work to keep the public safe in times of benign weather, for example by increasing the accessibility of beach forecasts, and working to reach a consensus

over eastern counties, before another area of heavy rain moved into the south-west and across southern parts by early evening, with strong winds. Rain over the southern half of the country cleared away during the morning of the 21st, then it became sunny but colder, Fylingdales (North Yorkshire

and was likely responsible for a rise in registered deaths in England and Wales during the week 1 . Many beaches became exceptionally busy – for example in Sussex and Dorset. Firefighters tackled a large heathland fire in Surrey. The hot weather also saw the development of some impactful thunderstorms