You may have noticed it was a bit windy today. Mind you Belfast seemed to get away lightly with Storm Eunice, we had very little wind and even moments of sunshine. It was a different story over in England, with a red warning being issued. As most people stayed indoors the brave souls at Big Jet TV braved the weather to live stream Jets trying to land at Heathrow, and it made for an entertaining and terrifying watch. Will the …
This will likely not come as a surprise to those of you who have been sweltering under the heat the past few days. Today is provisionally the hottest day ever recorded in Northern Ireland 📈 😮 Ballywatticock in County Down reached 31.2 °C at 15.40 🌡️ Previously, 30.8 °C was the highest #temperature recorded in Northern Ireland, reached on 12th July 1983 and 30th June 1976 #heatwave pic.twitter.com/pFIDwHmCvG — Met Office (@metoffice) July 17, 2021 During the parkrun this morning …
Nasa’s Messenger spacecraft may have finally arrived in orbit around Mercury, but the Cassini probe has been exploring Saturn’s system of moons since 2004 – some archived posts here. [Image Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI] The latest images show seasonal weather patterns, and apparently associated surface changes. From the Nasa/JPL press release Extensive rain from large cloud systems, spotted by Cassini’s cameras in late 2010, has apparently darkened the surface of the moon. The best explanation is these areas remained wet after methane rainstorms. …
We’ve experienced one of the longest and deepest cold spells for decades. Mooch has been tracking the effects for those in the big city and Kilsally has done a parrrellel blog on how awful things are for country people. On twitter Martin McAuley has been heading up the blame NI Water campaign. Though going back to basics it was just extreme cold, burst pipes, water drained from the system and websites finding it difficult to cope with exceptional demand. When …
