Monthly Archives: January 2011

Waikiki

We are staying in Waikiki a couple of blocks from the beach. The beach is  a ring of sand fronted by swanky modern hotels with Diamond Head in the background . The water is calm and shallow for some 200 … Continue reading

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Big Surf Oahu

The north shore of Oahu gets some of the biggest waves in the world during the winter months. I have always been fascinated by surfing and used to surf in Cornwall every summer as a teenager. Hawaii is the summit … Continue reading

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Santa Monica

We are staying at the Sea Shore Motel on Main Street in Santa Monica. While snow storms hit the East coast here it has been beautiful weather reaching up to 77F (25C). I love the fact that America has kept … Continue reading

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Death Valley

We decided to take the road through Death Valley to Los Angeles. The main attraction for excursions from Las Vegas is the Grand Canyon, but the whole area from Death Vally through to the Sierra Nevada mountains is stunning and … Continue reading

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Las Vegas

I didn’t know quite what to expect in Las Vegas as this is the first time I have ever been here. It starts when you arrive : in the baggage claim at the airport  200 fruit machines are provided in … Continue reading

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New York

We arrived in New York last Sunday 16th January in sub zero temperatures but clear sunny weather. I am taken aback each time at the scale of the city, the friendliness of the city and the service. It is a … Continue reading

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2010 is the second warmest year – does it matter ?

For the last 30 years satellite bourne instruments have been measuring the globally averaged temperature of the lower troposphere (ref) These measurements are based on the microwave thermal emission of oxygen. These instruments have been bourne on a series of NOAA … Continue reading

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Coldest December ever recorded

It is now confirmed that December was the coldest in the UK since detailed records began in 1910. The average temperature was -1.5C and much of the country was covered in snow and ice for weeks on end. This is … Continue reading

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