Chamonix ski chalet Maison Jaune has just released its long-range weather forecast for Winter 2010/11 for the French Alps. http://www.maison-jaune.com The latest information appears to predict a “La Nina” and positive “North Atlantic Oscillation” (NAO+) which would forecast a colder than normal start to the season (which is great for freezing the ground so the [...]

Over the last couple of days in the UK much snow has fallen. If you listen to reports from various news networks, there is snow up to 30-40cm in Oxford. Now I live in pretty much the centre of Oxford and according to my measuring stick 19cm fell, quite a lot short of that being [...]