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What is Radiation Fog?

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020

We are used to feeling the warmth from the sun on our faces. Heat radiates millions of miles across space, through our atmosphere to warm…

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019

What direction are we looking in this photo of West Wittering beach in West Sussex, UK? Clues (if you want them): All dunes form with…

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Found it! A short sweet natural navigation search for a pond worked out well. Even 1km across unknown terrain under clouds is a very satisfying…

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019

Here is the first of a short series of animations that I will be publishing over the coming weeks. Hope you enjoy!

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019

We see the most detail in relatively calm water when we look at the places where light and dark reflections meet. Look at the line…

March 24, 2019March 25, 2019

The wind, rain and sun do not affect all sides of trees equally. This creates patterns on the trees’ bark that we can use to…

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

My thanks to Omar and Fran for braving the elements on the course last Friday. I knew they were in the zone when they stopped…

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

Tides are at the greatest range near a full or new moon and these are called ‘spring tides’. This is when the sun and moon’s…

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019

Slick lines form on water when a very thin layer of oil spreads out across the water. The oil dampens ripples creating calmer patches. Over…