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-sea and swell fields to forecasters and customers. Development of automatic sub-grid cell blocking grid generation. Investigation of Garden Sprinkler Effect alleviation of a second order advection scheme that has been added to the Met Office's WAVEWATCH III ®implementation. In a drive to bring Met

A REPORT OF THE KENYA NATIONAL CLIMATE CAFÉ HELD ON 1 ST OCTOBER 2019 IN OLIVE GARDENS HOTEL, NAIROBI KENYA Participants during the National climate café in Nairobi 1 Introduction On 1 st October 2019, NECJOGHA organized the first ever national climate café in Nairobi Kenya. The cafe was attended

or droplets and sunlight. Finally, Isaac Newton proved that white light is made up of a spectrum of colours by splitting light with a prism. His discovery, together with the work of others before him, finally explained how rainbows form. He also noted that the sequence of the colours of a rainbow never

of meteorology must start with mention of the great Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC). While may of his ideas in relation to meteorology were somewhat wide of the mark he can be credited with coining the term ‘meteorology’ which derives from the Greek words meteoron ‘thing high up’ and logia

. Then after taking some RHS courses to hone his horticultural skills, he was over the moon at being made Head Gardener of the semi-formal Victorian kitchen garden at River Cottage and the 1.5 acres they use for growing fruit and veg. Growing ups and downs In the last ten years, Will has detected

in Worcestershire saw flooding due to a collapsed wall, and Bradford-on-Avon experienced a burst riverbank. A major incident was declared in Northamptonshire, and over 680 properties were flooded in England. Power outages affected 350,000 homes, and 300 flights were cancelled.  Storm Conall added further rainfall

when he gets the zoomies,” while another was remembered fondly for “loving the wind in his fur - he’d sit in the garden for ages just enjoying it.” "It's about making people take notice..." While some of the names may bring a smile, the purpose behind storm naming is serious, as Rebekah Hicks, Chief

outside, whether in the garden or walking/ cycling/scooting to school or the park. So the first thing we do each morning with breakfast is to check what the weather forecast is for the day.”  Other names submitted to the Met Office include Dave, described as “my beloved husband who can snore three

spell,” he said. As people in Kakamega wait for the rains to come, others have been using Echoka’s portable water tank trailer to fetch water for irrigation especially for vegetable gardens, while others use the same to fetch water for construction among other uses, earning the farmer up to $100

was recorded at Kew Gardens (Greater London) on the 26th. A minimum temperature of -15.4 °C was recorded at Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on the 1st. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 GMT on the 8th, 50.8 mm of rain fell at Capel Curig (Gwynedd). A wind gust of 73 knots (84 mph) was recorded at Capel Curig