What is a Wind Shadow?
A wind shadow is a place where the wind doesn’t reach. There is a calm, sheltered zone on the downwind side of all obstacles, a…
A wind shadow is a place where the wind doesn’t reach. There is a calm, sheltered zone on the downwind side of all obstacles, a…
One of the great joys of natural navigation is that it intrigues such a wide variety of people, something it shares with food. We can’t…
The closer to the coast we get, the tougher it is for plants. Once you can smell the sea only maritime species thrive in the…
I’m just back from a wonderful walk, exploring the unique landscapes of Thorney Island in southern England. Most of Thorney Island is a military base,…
The coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) does something that very few trees do. It leans into wind. Most trees have trunks that will bend away…
Sea currents sort objects according to size, shape and weight. There is a documented case of left Wellington boots from a lost container washing up…
There was a near perfect ripple map on a very windy West Wittering beach yesterday. The different wave patterns on each side of an island…
The ‘step’ is the line where the beach gradient steepens and the water suddenly gets a bit deeper. It is marked by a line of…