Peter Gibbs
@petergibbs.bsky.social
Lived in Antarctica for two years. Chair of BBC Gardeners' Question Time. Weatherman. Conservation volunteer. Fellow RMetS and RGS.
Weather geekery
The meteorology of Storm Bram: a Shapiro–Keyser low
Analysing the rainfall: how much and where?
Why are some areas more affected than others?
Unseasonable warmth: what’s behind it?
Aidan has all the answers in this week’s Deep Dive…
www.metoffice.gov.uk/syndication/...
Analysing the rainfall: how much and where?
Why are some areas more affected than others?
Unseasonable warmth: what’s behind it?
Aidan has all the answers in this week’s Deep Dive…
www.metoffice.gov.uk/syndication/...
Met Office Deep Dive: Warnings still in place as Storm Bram's impacts felt
Storm Bram has brought a dramatic start to December, with heavy rain, strong winds, and unseasonable warmth.
www.metoffice.gov.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Weather geekery
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The Goring Gap from Lardon Chase is a spectacular view of Streatley and Goring on Thames, which are picturesque villages on the borders of Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
The River Thames runs through the valley on its way to London and cuts between the Berkshire Downs and the Chilterns.
Oil on board.
The River Thames runs through the valley on its way to London and cuts between the Berkshire Downs and the Chilterns.
Oil on board.
December 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The Goring Gap from Lardon Chase is a spectacular view of Streatley and Goring on Thames, which are picturesque villages on the borders of Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
The River Thames runs through the valley on its way to London and cuts between the Berkshire Downs and the Chilterns.
Oil on board.
The River Thames runs through the valley on its way to London and cuts between the Berkshire Downs and the Chilterns.
Oil on board.
Nothing on the telly tonight? How about a live volcanic eruption
The USGS provides several views. This is the west one.
[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Nothing on the telly tonight? How about a live volcanic eruption
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
“Green farming schemes are a vital lifeline for me, helping build my resilience to these shocks whilst providing cashflow to help buffer me financially.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
“Green farming schemes are a vital lifeline for me, helping build my resilience to these shocks whilst providing cashflow to help buffer me financially.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Clearing the summer pots and found these little munchers sitting tight waiting for tender spring shoots
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Clearing the summer pots and found these little munchers sitting tight waiting for tender spring shoots
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If I had a euro for every meeting in which someone asked if we'd thought about using AI to fill gaps in data, I'd have enough euros to fill them with actual weather stations.
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If I had a euro for every meeting in which someone asked if we'd thought about using AI to fill gaps in data, I'd have enough euros to fill them with actual weather stations.
This Dutch government booklet dropped through the door of my son's flat in Amsterdam today. The translated page gives a flavour of the contents. We live in interesting times.
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This Dutch government booklet dropped through the door of my son's flat in Amsterdam today. The translated page gives a flavour of the contents. We live in interesting times.
Interesting juxtaposition on my feed
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Interesting juxtaposition on my feed
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Large parts of Sri Lanka are likely to see exceptional rainfall through the coming days, with some areas seeing more than one month's worth of rainfall within 4 days ⤵️
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Large parts of Sri Lanka are likely to see exceptional rainfall through the coming days, with some areas seeing more than one month's worth of rainfall within 4 days ⤵️
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There are several extreme historical UK & Ireland windstorms which are of interest to insurance companies to understand wind risks, e.g. January 1884 dropped to <930mb over Scotland.
Postdoc position in Reading (working with Aon & QBE) to explore these risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Postdoc position in Reading (working with Aon & QBE) to explore these risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
There are several extreme historical UK & Ireland windstorms which are of interest to insurance companies to understand wind risks, e.g. January 1884 dropped to <930mb over Scotland.
Postdoc position in Reading (working with Aon & QBE) to explore these risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Postdoc position in Reading (working with Aon & QBE) to explore these risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
What an inspiring story. I do a lot of voluntary conservation work and it's dominated by grey-haired retirees, so it's heartening to see young folk getting involved
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
What an inspiring story. I do a lot of voluntary conservation work and it's dominated by grey-haired retirees, so it's heartening to see young folk getting involved
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Springline Project - a unique collaboration between ecologists, artists and local communities to create this stunning 10-metre mural that we revealed to a packed audience in Cholsey on Friday! Thank you to everyone who made this happen #MendtheGap @annadillon.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The Springline Project - a unique collaboration between ecologists, artists and local communities to create this stunning 10-metre mural that we revealed to a packed audience in Cholsey on Friday! Thank you to everyone who made this happen #MendtheGap @annadillon.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
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Trevor, you're the 3rd person to have reported seeing Hawthorn both fruiting & flowering this week! The other 2 were over on X.
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trevor, you're the 3rd person to have reported seeing Hawthorn both fruiting & flowering this week! The other 2 were over on X.
A tatty-looking field scabious clinging on through the first hard frosts of winter, while a freshly flowering hogweed shrugs off the chill #wildflowerhour
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A tatty-looking field scabious clinging on through the first hard frosts of winter, while a freshly flowering hogweed shrugs off the chill #wildflowerhour
Sunday morning in Hambleden @chilternsnl.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sunday morning in Hambleden @chilternsnl.bsky.social
I spoke about attempts to break this catastrophic drought through cloud seeding in the latest Naked Scientists podcast
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I spoke about attempts to break this catastrophic drought through cloud seeding in the latest Naked Scientists podcast
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
I spoke to Chris Smith on The Naked Scientist podcast about whether cloud seeding could bring an end to the devastating drought affecting Iran, with their biggest cities on the brink of running dry.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
Small modular reactors for Wales, and moss survives in space
Plus, will cloud seeding alleviate Iran's water shortage...
www.thenakedscientists.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I spoke to Chris Smith on The Naked Scientist podcast about whether cloud seeding could bring an end to the devastating drought affecting Iran, with their biggest cities on the brink of running dry.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
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Two exciting postdoc positions available!
Historical windstorms - working with two insurance companies to explore UK wind risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Extreme event storylines - working as part of a EU collaboration on event attribution: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Historical windstorms - working with two insurance companies to explore UK wind risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Extreme event storylines - working as part of a EU collaboration on event attribution: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Two exciting postdoc positions available!
Historical windstorms - working with two insurance companies to explore UK wind risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Extreme event storylines - working as part of a EU collaboration on event attribution: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Historical windstorms - working with two insurance companies to explore UK wind risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Extreme event storylines - working as part of a EU collaboration on event attribution: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Afternoon stroll on the Thames floodplain
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Afternoon stroll on the Thames floodplain
Beautiful capture of snow cover over the Pennines and Lake District fells from #NASA Terra satellite. Oh to be up in the hills on a day like this!
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Beautiful capture of snow cover over the Pennines and Lake District fells from #NASA Terra satellite. Oh to be up in the hills on a day like this!
Amidst all the AI overhype, one application is living up to the promises
Hurricane forecasting: Humans are still King, but AI is catching up?!
Here’s a very simple & limited comparison 5 days out of the best and worst forecasts for #Melissa on left and the season on right.
Not to pile on the GFS/ American model, but it had a bad season overall... 1/
Here’s a very simple & limited comparison 5 days out of the best and worst forecasts for #Melissa on left and the season on right.
Not to pile on the GFS/ American model, but it had a bad season overall... 1/
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Amidst all the AI overhype, one application is living up to the promises
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uksnowmap.com looking good this morning! Send your #uksnow reports if it’s snowing where you are!
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
uksnowmap.com looking good this morning! Send your #uksnow reports if it’s snowing where you are!