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mildthing99.bsky.social
Great to be here! 🌎🌍🌏 Thinking geographically 🌐 GIS, trivia and other important things... #GeographyTeacher and author; RGS C Geog, BBC Weather Watcher; landscape art and photography; #EruditePedagogy; #EduSky; Music, poetry esp with links to place
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An #OmegaSunset to the horizon 🌅 plus lots of #sunspots and small #GreenFlash seen from Femés, Lanzarote @aemet.es @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social

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#CirrusFibratus over Teguise, Lanzarote @aemet.es @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour

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#CirrusFibratus over Teguise, Lanzarote @aemet.es @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour

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*Llameante* A #sundog (#parhelion) 22°on N side of setting sun in #cirrus seen from Puerto Calero, Lanzarote @aemet.es @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour

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Callisto catching up... #Jupiter + #GalileanMoons L>R #Callisto #Io #Europa #Ganymede in clear skies over #Lanzarote @aemet.es @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #StormHour

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Callisto catching up... #Jupiter + #GalileanMoons L>R #Callisto #Io #Europa #Ganymede in clear skies over #Lanzarote @aemet.es @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #StormHour

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🟢 #GreenFlash x2 at #sunset 🌅 on the way behind the clouds and on the way out, seen from Femés, Lanzarote @aemet.es @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social #StormHour #getoutside

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Very pleased to inform this great piece on AMOC shutdown in the i-newspaper The sting in #climate breakdown's tail that UK and European governments are barely aware of and certainly not preparing for inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Horizon - The Big Chill (2003) An excellent, prophetic documentary explaining evidence re possible disruption to #GulfStream #AMOC potential impact + #teleconnections Experts incl Richard Wood @metoffice.bsky.social @whoi.edu @profbillmcguire.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social youtu.be/CCUrljERHcA?...

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🟢 #GreenFlash x4 at #sunset 🌅 plus a sunspot, seen from Femés, Lanzarote @aemet.es @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social #StormHour #getoutside

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🟢 #GreenFlash x4 at #sunset 🌅 plus a sunspot, seen from Femés, Lanzarote @aemet.es @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social #StormHour #getoutside

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#WaningGibbous 🌖 80.3% catching the sun at dawn #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

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Iron Age Hillforts in Ireland + Britain (Wales + nearby in 3D) Data🙏Gary Lock; Ian Ralston @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @uccarchaeology #GIS #GISArchaeology mapped with @ArcGISOnline 3D Scene + LiDAR 1m DTM @cadwwales @englishheritage.bsky.social arcg.is/1Pz4Ov0

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1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ #Decimalisation Several catchy jingles were commissioned in preparation for #decimalisation, written and sung by #TheScaffold e.g. 🎶 'Decimal Five' 🎶 '£1 is 100 new pence' @McgoughRoger @_MikeMcCartney John Gorman #DecimalDay @BBCArchive www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c72...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ #Decimalisation Several catchy jingles were commissioned in preparation for #decimalisation, written and sung by #TheScaffold e.g. 🎶 'Decimal Five' 🎶 '£1 is 100 new pence' @McgoughRoger @_MikeMcCartney John Gorman #DecimalDay @BBCArchive www.bbc.co.uk/articles/c72...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

There is almost no chance now of saving the Greenland Ice Sheet, nor the West Antarctic Ice Sheet for that matter This locks-in a ~12m sea level rise, which will eventually drown every coastal town and city But do our 'leaders' care - do they even know? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 19 days ago • 9 comments

A serene evening under a weak ridge of high pressure: THV Patricia off #JacksonsBay with Flat Holm and Steep Holm on the horizon @Barrybados @trinityhouseuk.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #KeepingOurSealanesSafe #SafetyAtSea #TrinityHouse

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New Moon looking splendid... #WaxingCrescent 🌒 6.9% with #Earthshine Michaelston-y-Fedw #SouthWales @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Still light at 17.40 crossing The Severn The light spill looks like a mirror of the #WaxingCrescent 🌒 looking fantastic over the Bristol Channel @stormhour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

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🔊'Get Back - The Places'🔊 Where are the places linked to The Beatles' classic song 'Get Back'? #GetBackTheBeatles #Psychogeography Story Map created using @ArcGISStoryMaps Link to story map: arcg.is/18WvnP1

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Discovery of massive Oregon Cascades aquifer. A great podcast interview with Leif Karlstrom by @opb.bsky.social ! An excellent case study to stimulate #SynopticThinking between #WaterCycle, #TectonicHazards and #ClimateChange www.opb.org/article/2025....

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❓'Who Would Have Thought It' ...would disappear? Last seen on @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social over 100 years ago... OS 6" 1830s-1880s (county layers) v OS 6" 1888-1915 Richardson family cottage(s) nr Stillingfleet, N Yorks (formerly E Riding) 🙏 @natlibscot.bsky.social maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

*Classroom with a view* #Rainbow over #MoleValley @stormhour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Awesome #LakeEffect snow across Great Lakes 20-21 Jan 2025 (NASA GOES-East GeoColor), starting with close-up of Lake Superior and Michigan 🙏 @NOAASatellites @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social @liamdutton.bsky.social #StormHour

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Surreal 'mother of pearl' clouds at dusk over Muonio, Finland 🇫🇮 near border with Sweden 🇸🇪 #PolarStratosphericClouds #NacreousClouds sent to me by IB @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social @liamdutton.bsky.social #StormHour

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

A very impressive #CircumzenithalArc on top of a faint 46° halo + a 22° halo! @LesGetsNews, Haute-Savoie Sent to me by 🙏 Martin Delve 📷 #46DegreeHalo #22DegreeHalo @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @meteociel.fr @meteofrance.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social @liamdutton.bsky.social

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Don't forget to tell your AQA A-Level Geography students to join myself, @geogmum.bsky.social and @mildthing99.bsky.social to revise the water cycle - at 5.30 this afternoon. youtube.com/live/u4HylSr...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

❌ *There's no i in tree* ❌ #SurreyHills @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside #FacesInTrees

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A very impressive #CircumzenithalArc on top of a faint 46° halo + a 22° halo! @LesGetsNews, Haute-Savoie Sent to me by 🙏 Martin Delve 📷 #46DegreeHalo #22DegreeHalo @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @meteociel.fr @meteofrance.bsky.social @petergibbs.bsky.social @liamdutton.bsky.social

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A day in the life of a SuperScooper Canadair Bombardier CL-415 C-GBPD QUE245 Notice the change in speed over the sea where the pilot scoops up sea water into fuselage tanks. Incredible skills. #GIS data via @flightradar24.com Aircraft data @AirhistoryNet www.airhistory.net/generic-type...

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

In spite of appearances, it wasn't exactly a *sizzler* today in and around #Barrybados @stormhour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Crystal clear skies + shelter from breeze = great views of #LunarX and #LunarV along terminator of #WaxingCrescent Moon 46.9%🌓 over #SurreyHills Photo and close ups of X + V @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @visitsurrey.bsky.social

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Crystal clear skies + shelter from breeze = great views of #LunarX and #LunarV along terminator of #WaxingCrescent Moon 46.9%🌓 over #SurreyHills Video of X + V passing by... @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @visitsurrey.bsky.social

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A #sundog (#parhelion) 22°on N side of setting sun in #cirrostratus on leading edge of #OccludedFront being kept at bay by high pressure. Seen from Wokingham, Berkshire, UK @stormhour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

*Lunar perch* Urban gulls watching the traffic at Reading Services at dusk #WaxingGibbous Moon 🌔 87.2% @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

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*Lunar perch* Urban gulls watching the traffic at Reading Services at dusk #WaxingGibbous Moon 🌔 87.2% @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

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A #sundog (#parhelion) 22°on N side of setting sun in #cirrostratus on leading edge of #OccludedFront being kept at bay by high pressure. Seen from Wokingham, Berkshire, UK @stormhour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather #getoutside

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Elon Musk: A Dangerous Evolution Has the world's richest man simply lost his marbles or been 'radicalised' by his own platform? Last October, @davetroy.com traced his beliefs and behaviour to paint an altogether more concerning picture of the X owner's political and cultural journey...

submitted 46 days ago • 11 comments

Crystal clear skies + shelter from breeze = great views of #LunarX and #LunarV along terminator of #WaxingCrescent Moon 46.9%🌓 over #SurreyHills Video of X + V passing by... @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @visitsurrey.bsky.social

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Crystal clear skies + shelter from breeze = great views of #LunarX and #LunarV along terminator of #WaxingCrescent Moon 46.9%🌓 over #SurreyHills Photo and close ups of X + V @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @visitsurrey.bsky.social

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*Starboard* window seats getting the best views of the #WaxingCrescent Moon 🌒 16% with #Earthshine close to #Venus over the #SurreyHills British_Airways LHR-VCE Ryanair DUB-NCE + STN-VLC @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social

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Spectacular juxtaposition... #WaxingCrescent Moon 🌒 16% with #Earthshine close to #Venus over the #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social

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*Reach for the sky* #WaxingCrescent Moon 🌒 16% with #Earthshine close to #Venus over the #SurreyHills RYR9MN @Ryanair from Girona to Stansted at 19,000 ft over Albury @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

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🌞Midsummer in #Antarctica 🌞 producing #Earthshine on the #WaxingCrescent 🌒 9.9% over #SurreyHills with bonus #Venus @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social

submitted 52 days ago • 2 comments

Heading for around 15° change of latitude and temperature... Airliner Moon transit #WaxingCrescent 🌒 9.9% over the #SurreyHills @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social (Boeing 737-883 @jet2tweets MAN-ALC EXS69FD at 37,000ft)

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*Reach for the sky* #WaxingCrescent Moon 🌒 16% with #Earthshine close to #Venus over the #SurreyHills RYR9MN @Ryanair from Girona to Stansted at 19,000 ft over Albury @davidbflower.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social #StormHour #loveukweather

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