Welcome to the April issue of Nature’s tidings, as spring starts to reveal some of its finest natural spectacles, with news of possible cherry blossom, aurora, meteors and Continue Reading
Nature’s tidings – a newsletter on natural phenomena
This post first appeared in my free monthly Substack newsletter on some of nature's most amazing weather, wildlife, space and coastal/tidal phenomena and provides a quick Continue Reading
10 best waterfront sights of Liverpool and the Mersey Estuary
Having written a travel guide to the Mersey Estuary, I sometimes get asked for suggestions for places to visit around Liverpool and the estuary off the beaten track. I Continue Reading
The Mersey Tidal Bore: a natural phenomenon
On the highest tides, a most unusual sight occurs in the Mersey Estuary: a tidal bore travelling upstream from south Liverpool to Warrington. Although on a smaller scale than Continue Reading
The extraordinary Northern Lights
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm A few weeks ago, I posted an article called The elusive Northern Lights with a lament about the lack of sightings this year, only Continue Reading