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52:17 From Sorcery to Supercomputers: The Story of… From Sorcery to Supercomputers: The Story of Weather as told through a series of treasures from The National Meteorological Archive	From Sorcery to Supercomputers: The Story of Weather as told through a series of treasures from The National Meteorological Archive The National Meteorological Archive holds materials ranging from a 12th century illuminated manuscript of a work by the patron saint of Natural Sciences to the tender for the first Met Office Super… weather extreme weather archives meteorology From Hayley Cotterill on April 4th, 2017 0 likes 24 plays 0
01:02:36 Whom do we blame for the weather? Whom do we blame for the weather?	Whom do we blame for the weather? Mark Twain reputedly claimed 'Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.' But do we in fact know whom to blame for 'bad' weather? In this talk,… weather extreme weather climate change climate From Hayley Cotterill on March 30th, 2017 0 likes 16 plays 0
55:34 "And what became of the turnips?"… "And what became of the turnips?" Archival Investigations of Extreme Weather Events in the UK	"And what became of the turnips?" Archival Investigations of Extreme Weather Events in the UK Exhibition curators Georgia Endfield and Lucy Veale discuss their research exploring histories of extreme weather in the UK. They illustrate multiple ways in which unusual and extreme weather has… weather flooding frost snow gales drought extreme weather From Hayley Cotterill on March 23rd, 2017 0 likes 22 plays 0
05:02 Trawling for memories and responses to extreme… Trawling for memories and responses to extreme weather events	Trawling for memories and responses to extreme weather events Drawing on historical records and personal recollections the £1m British Climate Histories project, led by Professor Georgina Endfield from the School of Geography at The University of… weather storm extreme weather flooding drought heatwaves hurricanes the university of nottingham nottingham university memories professor georgina endfield georgina endfield school of geography arts and humanities research council ahrc From Elizabeth Cass on October 29th, 2013 0 likes 113 plays 0