An ounce of prevention is always worth a pound of cure, and preparedness always beats post-disaster trauma. However, though our focus is before-the-event efforts, we will not sit back and watch our friends in New England suffer through the negatives they can change. So here are just a very few of the things we can […]
It was only when I moved away from the Lakes that I realised that other places didn’t seem to rain quite as much, but I’ve never actually looked at the numbers to see if the weather in the Lakes really is that much worse. So, I’m going to take this opportunity to compare Keswick weather […]
Hurricane Sandy, swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States in late October 2012. The storm left many dead, thousands homeless and the majority without power. The total cost of damage was in the billions of dollars. On the 19th of October Sandy began as a tropical wave in the […]
I was watching The Daily Show last week, and John Stewart led the show with a segment on how The New York City Marathon was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. He reported that many of the marathon runners volunteered to help instead of going home. John also reported on the Nor’easter that was expected on […]
Clearing snow with a shovel is hard physical work. It can burn an impressive number of calories yet the risks of physical injury should not be under-estimated. Warming up, cooling down and using the right snow-clearing equipment, like rock salt and a lightweight snow shovel, can make all the difference. Having to clear snow and […]
There have been hundreds of surveys, polls, and tests taken in order to find out just how dangerous it is to drive when the weather is anything other than nice and mild. Researchers and statisticians found that 24% of all crashes are likely to occur due to adverse weather conditions. This includes things like ice, […]
When it comes to winter in the United Kingdom, especially in some places, the weather is incredibly unpredictable. We can no longer count on Christmas being a snow day, sometimes we can get glorious sunshine when it should be the time of making snow angels and throwing snowballs, before coming in for a hot chocolate […]
The other day while studying God’s wonderful word in Revelation 1:14 (NASB95) it states, “His head and His hair were white like wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire.” Today I’m going to be addressing “like snow” only. I immediately thought of snow white and eternity, hence the title. A […]
Having traveled quite a bit, I’ve been caught in some hell raising storms in my life. I’ve been in hurricanes, watched tornadoes go by, and been in incredible dust storms, blizzards, and even narrowly escaped a wildfire with my life. It’s really hard to explain these things to other people because it’s hard to put […]
Thunderstorms have to be one of the most scary types of weather for many many users across the globe. Happening around 16 million times around the world each year and lasting around 30 minutes on average, it can be a very tense time! I’ve taken the time here, to give you some sound tips on […]
