Short reviews

01 December 1988
Comments Reviews The Dragonflies of Europe. By R. R. Askew, (Harley Books, Great Horkesley, 1988. 291 pages. £49.95.) Every species meticulously illustrated in colour with the text covering description of the adult, biology (behaviour, jizz, habitat, etc.), flight per...
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Monthly reports: August reports

01 December 1988
Comments News and comment The unsettled weather experienced in July did not continue into August. High pressure in mid Atlantic brought quiet, but cool northerlies until 4th, when the high-pressure centre moved over the south of England, and warm southerly air arrived to give a...
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Monthly reports: January reports

01 May 1988
Comments News and comment The month ivas dominated by unsettled cyclonic westerly weather. Very moist, warm air from the Azores meeting the colder Arctic air caused strong winds and very heavy rain. Fortunately, the warm airflow covered Britain and Ireland, and the extensive cl...
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Recent reports

01 October 1986
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to July unless otherwise stated. The hot weather spilling over from Europe during June continued into early July. By 5th, the centre of pressure move...
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