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Read moreSeb Benz explains what to look for when looking at cumulus clouds. How can paraglider and hang glider pilots read clouds – and get it right?
Read moreThere’s more going on at the coast than you might think. Honza Rejmanek kites into the lift at his local cliff to explain
Read moreStuck in lockdown, Tarquin Cooper put his time to good use with a free online meteorology course. But was it any good?
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