850mb is roughly 1km high, so in dry air you would expect the surface at sea level to be about 10C warmer and in moist air about 5C warmer. So generally speaking the -5C line at 850mb is the snow lin… (View Post)

I am with you there. A satisfying rattle from the roasting tin and the potatoes earlier. (View Post)

Finally felt well enough to cook Christmas dinner today - ham, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and sprouts, mashed parsnip and carrots, braised red cabbage, stuffing and apple & pear sauce. Why… (View Post)

This feels like big news. Moldovan President Maia Sandu says she would support unification with Romania if a referendum were held, stating she would vote yes. “It’s becoming increasingly hard for Mol… (View Post)

There's a lot of different issues here. So you have the question of whether Palestine Action should have been designated a terrorist organisation. That's a discussion I've participated… (View Post)