Links


Some of my favorite sites, in no particular order. These are the sites I visit most often.

Weather:



On-line weatherstations in Devon.

Top Karten weather. Arguably the best weather site, a huge range of weather charts and information.

Wokingham Weather. Weather data and pictures from low earth orbiting NOAA satellites.

Tonbridge weather. Up to date weather data from Kent and from worldwide.

Animated geostationary satellite images of Europe. A good way to follow storms (but now subscription based?).

XC Weather. Animated weather maps, almost like watching from aloft .

Weather Online home page. Lots of data for the weather enthusiast.

Weatherjack (Jack Harrison) Another site with loads of weather information.

The Uk.sci.weather FAQ Excellent meteorology reference.

Epping weather Follow the site's 'Winter 1947' link for a superb, detailed review of one of the classic cold winters.

UKWeatherworld Weather and climate news, views, and debate.



Devon Weather:

Haytor, Dartmoor live data Postbridge, Dartmoor Bradninch, mid Devon
Ilfracombe, N. Devon Willand, Mid Devon Dawlish, S.E. Devon
Exeter Ottery St Mary Rockbeare, E. Devon
West Buckland, N. Devon Uffculme, E. Devon Offwell, E. Devon
Stoke Gabriel, S. Devon

Climate Change:



Real Climate. Climate scientist's commentary about climate science.

Wikipedia: 'user dragons flight'/images Every climate graph one could desire.

Climate Research Unit University of East Anglia. UK climate change site.

Tom Rees's climate change FAQ. Very informative.

Science and politics of global climate change ( older posts ) Blogs by climate scientist Andrew Dessler.

Climate change: some basics. Another 'FAQ' on climate change.

http://www.agu.org/eos_elec/99148e.html. Interesting article on climate change.

A, very, sceptical view of climate change from Australia. Some interesting content, but this site just promotes the sceptic view. For a critique of the site try this

http://www.autobahn.mb.ca/~het/. Pages on climate change and more FAQ's.

Geology:

Fossils from around Lyme Regis. A web site designers site, nice fossil pictures.

The geology of south Dorset's Jurrasic coast. Good description of the geology of the west Dorset coastline.

An audit of Devon's 16 active quarrys. Produced for Devon County Council, up to date geology.

...or something. A blog focussing on geology.

Bird watching:

J.R.W. Hollins' home page. Loads of wildlife info from around the Southampton area - we need a page like this in Devon.

British Trust for Ornithology website (migration watch). A little fiddly but a fascinating assortment of information on the arrival and distribution of migratory birds.

Other:

Heavens-above.com. Go to 'Select your location' and find out what is going on in the sky up above you anywhere worldwide.

Crankdotnet. A site where you can find out just how cranky, crackpot, kooky and looney some of the net is.

Deltoid Another 'Blog' from a Australian scientist. Again, often something of interest.

Stoat. Climate science, beekeeping and other things.

Rabett Run. Where I read what I think.

Open mind. Another first class climate change issues blog.

Old man in a cave. UK based climate change issues blog.

Atmoz. Another very readable discussion of what's new in 'AS'.

Reasic. Yet more climate change blogging, hard hitting and authorative.

Head in a cloud. More climatology.

Quark Soup. 'Blog' from a freelance US science writer. Often something of interest.

Village gateway Village website.

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