Why do waves bend towards the shore?
When waves meet shallow water they slow down. They always bend towards the shallow side. This is why they bend towards the shore. It is…
When waves meet shallow water they slow down. They always bend towards the shallow side. This is why they bend towards the shore. It is…
Yesterday the conditions were perfect for a short tricky natural navigation exercise in fog. Here are some of the photos from that challenge. These were taken…
There was heavy snow in the early hours of Sunday morning. We didn’t need any more encouragement. The Gooley family set off for an explore…
So excited to reveal the UK cover of my new book, The Secret World of Weather! Available for pre-order now. More info here.
Here is a selection of images from a recent dawn exploration of my local hills. I’ve explained how to read these patterns and signs in…
A guest blog post from Brazil, by Pedro and Gersony C.Jovchelevich. Termites are insects belonging to the order Isoptera, also known here in Brazil as…
When John Pahl and I were sailing around Iceland, we noticed that you could use the puffins to indicate the direction of land very reliably,…
The clouds always make a map for us. On winter mornings, the cumulus clouds map the sea. A lot more about this and the other…
My thanks to Dan Acosta for this image of winter solstice sunrise yesterday from Corpus Christi, on the coast of Texas. The red arrow shows…