Frost Fairs at the Museum of London
March 4, 2014
Last week I visited a small display at the Museum of London about frost fairs on the Thames. Frost fairs had a carnival like atmosphere and combined market stalls with street entertainments set upon the river near London Bridge. They took place on the Thames in years where the depth of ice was sufficiently thick …
What is an extreme weather event?
February 23, 2014
This question, although it might seem simple, is actually harder to answer than could be imagined. If we take the definition of the American Meteorological Society, weather is “the state of the atmosphere, mainly with respect to its effects upon life and human activities.” Weather measurements usually include temperature, humidity, precipitation (e.g. rainfall, snowfall) and …
Getting into the archive – H.R. Potter
February 3, 2014
Although we’re still in the early stages of the project and very much finding our way through numerous ideas, technologies, and archive catalogues… I have managed to complete a few days of work in the archives. Deciding to start local, these days have been spent over at the Kings Meadow Campus of the University of …
Introducing our new British Weather Extremes project
January 29, 2014
Extreme weather in the news (again) In the past couple of months, the British weather has once again hit the headlines. Communities across the UK have been battered by storms, gales and floods, bringing down trees, causing significant property damage, devastating iconic sea fronts and contributing to travel chaos. This week we have also seen …
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