Polar Maritime

MAGNETIC FIELD REVERSAL ON THE SUN: It hasn't happened yet, but it's about to. Data from NASA-supported observatories show that the sun's global magnetic field will flip before the end of 2013. The reversal, which signals the arrival of Solar Maximum, will have ripple effects felt throughout the solar system. http://www.spaceweather.com/

Showers during the morning grew heavy around 1pm with blustery winds, before dying out around 3.15pm. A max temp of 17.4c. Currently, dry with blustery winds. Temp 12,7c Wind 6mph, Gusting 26mph at 09.37am Humidity 89% Rainfall Today 15.9mm

Some days during winter, I work all day then drive all night to the Highlands, just to catch the perfect sunrise of a chosen mountain. You can do anything if you really want to ! Here's a shot of mine from Feb 2011 very early one morning..

Im nowhere near leics, Derby will be around 15/17miles away to my S/W, Im up in the Pennines we do tend to have our own climate most of the time, especially during Winter months.. 16.8mm so far today here, with heavy persistent showers, at 13.33pm it was raining at a rate of 44.7mm p/h

Im more active during Winter months, Mountaineering/Ice Climbing and Walking with some of the best Sunrise and Sunset's of the year, When the low sun put's a lovely sparkly Orange tinge over the snow covered silent landscape, I could not wish for anything more..

Very heavy rain here now, 10,7mm so far today and the radar looks promising for some good totals by the end of the day.

I'm with you on that TM, Could not come soon enough...! The last 24hrs have felt very Autumnal, and the night's noticeably drawing in now, Not long till Winter

Moderate rain and blustery winds through the night, rain has now eased a little. An overnight low of 13.6c. Feeling much fresher. Currently, Overcast, breezy with light showers. Temp 13.8c Wind 4mph, S/W Gusting 15mph Humidity 98% Rain Since Midnight 9.6mm

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A minor (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm is in progress as Earth enters a stream of solar wind flowing from a coronal hole on the sun. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. http://www.spaceweather.com/

A mostly dry,breezy and cloudy night with an overnight low of 12.4c. Currently. Cloudy and breezy, just had a light shower around 8.45am. Temp 14.7c Wind 4mph, S/W, Gusting 11pmh at 09.01am Humidity 88% Rainfall Since Midnight 0.3mm

Not looking brilliant, but there are a few drips and drabs that could develop.

Well that one was a wast of time..It pitted out over me, I'll await the next one hopefully, Some lovely clouds tonight out there.

Storm just starting to pass over here, the sky is black to my S/W overhead.

Yesterday evening continued with heavy showers and thunder and lightning, The heavy'est around 19.04pm giving 13.5mm. Showers continued into the early hours, there was a torrential downpour at 03.15am giving 5.2mm before dying out to leave a breezy morning and feeling much fresher. An overnight low of 12.1c. Currently, Breezy, cloudy with sunny spells. Temp 14.8c Wind West 6mpg Gusting 18mph Humidity 92% Rainfall Since Midnight 6.1mm

Quantifying the Influence of Climate on Human Conflict A rapidly growing body of research examines whether human conflict can be affected by climatic changes. Drawing from archaeology, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, and psychology, we assemble and analyze the 60 most rigorous quantitative studies and document, for the first time, a remarkable convergence of results. We find strong causal evidence linking climatic events to human conflict across a range of spatial and temporal scales and across all major regions of the world. The magnitude of climate's influence is substantial: for each 1 standard deviation (1σ) change in climate toward warmer temperatures or more extreme rainfall, median estimates indicate that the frequency of interpersonal violence rises 4% and the frequency of intergroup conflict rises 14%. Because locations throughout the inhabited world are expected to warm 2 to 4σ by 2050, amplified rates of human conflict could represent a large and critical impact of anthropogenic climate change. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2013/07/31/science.1235367

Heavy rain and fork lightning here.

Give it 20 min, it should hit you.

V heavy rain now and fork lightning here.

Here we go.. just starting to pass over here, looks and sounds a beast!

A little late 15.9 ta..

A dry cloudy breezy night, with an overnight low of 16.4c Currently. Cloudy and breezy. Temp 17.2c Wind S/E 2mph Humidity 92% Rainfall since Midnight 0mm

Rumors of Comet ISON ‘Fizzling’ May be Greatly Exaggerated Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/103832/rumors-of-comet-ison-fizzling-may-be-greatly-exaggerated/#ixzz2abfC46LA