Tag: weather

  • Chasing Thunderstorms

    Chasing Thunderstorms

    The September talk will be given by Dr Thorwald Stein of the University of Reading. How quickly do thunderstorm develop? Why do only some clouds produce lightning? Can we predict where and when lightning will strike? Thorwald Stein is a Lecturer in Clouds in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. His primary…

  • Weather

    Colin Macklin will give a talk on meteorology, from an air traffic controller’s viewpoint. Colin is not a trained “Met Man” but his interest and enthusiasm in weather have led to him lecturing in the subject to air traffic control trainees at the ATC College at Hurn Airport.