Month: January 2011

A beautiful side-effect of the hexagonal shape of ice crystals is the halos and arcs which they produce. These range from the ‘common’ 22 degree halo (a circle of light … Continue reading “The Parry arc”

Record amounts of rainfall have inundated the northeastern Australian state of Queensland over the past four months, culminating in the most damaging floods in the state’s history.  September-November 2010 was … Continue reading “Queensland floods driven by strongest La Nina since 1974”

A bit out of time with current conditions, but nonetheless I thought some people might enjoy a nice short article on snowflakes by Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2011/01/03/110103taco_talk_gopnik … Continue reading “Snowflakes”

Hope you all had an excellent holiday period and are raring to get back into work/study. As usual we have an excellent list of bloggers ready to provide you with … Continue reading “Spring Term 2011 – List of bloggers”