#1 - A blog that is totally obsessed with freak weather events

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Ever since I first watched "The Day After Tomorrow" with my dad at 7 years old I have been completely hooked on the Earth's extreme weather.

source: me.me

Well – actually to give some true context – I ironically spent the first few years of my life totally terrified of the weather – more specifically water (yes, the element itself); after watching the news at 4 years old of local flooding, I was certain that if someone was to turn on a tap (which my stepdad ended up doing a fair amount to his own amusement, and at my great despair) we were all certainly going to drown. Luckily this fear wasn’t going to last forever and I can now comfortably drive through a large puddle without thinking it will turn into a scene from the Titanic.


Anyway, I really hope you choose to join me on this journey... you don’t need to be a weather expert, this blog is tailored for people (like me) who are very new to the field and are simply interested in finding out about the science behind extreme weather…









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  1. Unknown17 October 2017 at 14:21

    Hello Louise,

    Love the blog! I have very quick question, what do you think about the recent phenomenon yesterday involving the 'red sun'?

    Best wishes,

    Miles

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    1. Unknown26 October 2017 at 12:01

      Hello!

      Thank you so much!

      Really glad you asked this question as I will be following up on this in my coming blog...

      I was actually in France when I walked outside and saw a rather peculiar sun looking down on me, and actually what confused me the most was the fact I was actually able to stare directly at the sun without going blind!!
      I was then bombarded on whatsapp group chats by friends proclaiming London's sky looked something out of a rapture/end of the world scene, so I have to admit I was pretty excited when 20 minutes later the sky above me soon resembled that same image!

      In answer to your question, I think
      the 'red sun' is a perfect example of how interlinked the earth system is, and how local impacts of climate change can combined have global effects! The remnants of Hurricane Ophelia (thought to be linked to climate warming) were responsible for dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara.
      It was then the debris from forest fires in Portugal and Spain (again, linked to climate change)that added even more dust to the atmosphere. This dust caused shorter wavelength blue light to be scattered, creating the freaky image of a red sun.

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