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What are weather fronts?

convergence zones and the Intertropical Convergence Zone What is a weather front? A weather front is the dividing line between two contrasting air masses. You can think of it like a frontline in a battle, with warm air on one side and cold air on the other. The interaction between these air masses can

factsheet_20-from-sorcery-to-supercomputers_2023.pdf

diaries throughout his career which include, amongst other things, mention of the Battle of Trafalgar and a secret code which we still haven’t cracked but arguably the single most important diary entry dates to 16th January 1806 when, as Commander of HMS Woolwich he wrote the following words

Met Office week ahead weather: UK weather signals the arrival of autumn

of the next band of rain from the west still in question. Isobars will begin to squeeze together, and warmer air may push up from the south, setting up a battle between air masses. Saturday could be quite warm with some sunny spells before the next weather system arrives, and this evolving situation

pioneers_scott-bae-1910_1913_2023.pdf

in their tent, trapped by howling blizzards, waiting for death; by 29 March 1912 all were dead. The unusually cold temperatures that prevailed over an extended period of several weeks substantially contributed to the suffering endured by Scott and his team during the final stages of their battle for survival

remember_world-war-one-and-two_2023.pdf

warfare Following the first use of chlorine gas the Army’s General Headquarters in the Field in France also requested forecasts of probable changes in surface wind direction and force. German forces had deployed Chlorine Gas for the first time on 22 April 1915 at the opening of the Second Battle

ukcp18-newsletter-july18-v2.pdf

Ocean to our west, the Arctic to the north and continental land masses to the east and south. The consequence of this is that our climate is highly variable as the battle of competing air masses plays out over our heads at the whims of the meandering atmospheric jet stream and slowly evolving oceanic

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