An international competition for sustainable housing led by a government department shows that top-down and bottom-up can breed public-facing ingenuity and creativity when they meet in the middle.
In over our heads (and that’s okay!)
I was very apprehensive about how out of touch and ignorant I was of the scientific processes and knowledge; I thought I would be way out of my depth...
Reflection: An Ode to Hans…
Working on my own visualisation skills, a conversation sparks bittersweet memories of one of the masters of the art.
If you don’t like the weather, then…
People say that in the UK, if you don't like the weather then just wait 5 minutes. Just wait until you've been to Colorado!
Whirlwind!
Getting settled in, taking tours, and flying high in the sky to take atmospheric weather measurements - all a bit of a whirlwind!
NOAA and the floods…
Today I started as an 'affiliate' at the National Oceanographic & Atmosphere Administration's Earth System Research Laboratory (NOAA ESRL). My first day saw quite wet and cold weather conditions. And the mountains, just to the west, saw the first real snow fall this year. I was told that it was a little unusual for this … Continue reading NOAA and the floods…
Where the wind takes you…
Wyoming's landscape is awe-inspiringly beautiful and monotonous. But is change in the wind?
Landscape Transitions
Travel by-air gives way to travel by-road, as the landscape transitions along with my mind...
First impressions and assumptions
I'm currently sitting in a lounge at Gatwick Aiport waiting to board my flight to Reykjavik, Iceland (the stop-over on the way to the USA). I haven't done much at all other than graze on the buffet for breakfast. However, in simply resting and watching what goes on around me, I am finding it absolutely … Continue reading First impressions and assumptions
“Give me a name…”;
JRR Tolkien was of course a very talented writer with an amazingly creative imagination. He once said: "Give me a name and it produces a story, not the other way about normally." This is the case with natural disasters (notice I didn't say hazards - Geography students should be about to tell you why!), for example: The Boxing Day … Continue reading “Give me a name…”;
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