From Icehouse to Greenhouse

September 24, 2003, 4:00 pm

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Discover how the Ice Age shaped the British Isles Dr Janet Sumner.
First published on Thu, 25 Sep 2003 as From Icehouse to Greenhouse . To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 2003

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The Big Freeze

August 16, 2004, 4:00 pm

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Discover how the Ice Age shaped the British Isles Dr Janet Sumner.
First published on Tue, 17 Aug 2004 as The Big Freeze. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 2004

Rough Science 3 New Zealand: Kathy Sykes' Diary: Ice

July 17, 2006, 4:00 pm

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Kathy Sykes's diary about the challenge for the Ice programme, from the BBC/OU series Rough Science 3 Dr Kathy Sykes.
First published on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 as Rough Science 3 New Zealand: Kathy Sykes' Diary: Ice. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Copyright 2006

Rough Science 3 New Zealand: Ellen McCallie's diary: Ice ice baby

July 17, 2006, 4:00 pm

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The Rough Science team are in New Zealand, and have the challenge of determining whether a glacier is advancing or retreating. Ellen McCallie.
First published on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 as Rough Science 3 New Zealand: Ellen McCallie's diary: Ice ice baby. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Copyright 2006

Rough Science 3 New Zealand: Jonathan Hares' Diary: Ice

July 17, 2006, 4:00 pm

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Jonathan Hare's diary about the challenge for the Ice programme, from the BBC/OU series Rough Science 3 Dr Jonathan Hare.
First published on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 as Rough Science 3 New Zealand: Jonathan Hares' Diary: Ice. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Copyright 2006

Speed and melt of glaciers

July 19, 2006, 4:00 pm

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How to measure the speed and melting capacity of a glacier, one of the scientists' challenges on the BBC/OU series Rough Science 3 The OpenLearn team.
First published on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 as Speed and melt of glaciers. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 2006

Bird flu

February 26, 2007, 4:00 pm

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Amidst a snowfall and fears of bird flu Spring is beginning to make its presence felt. Dr Mike Dodd.
First published on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 as Bird flu. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Copyright 2007

OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 5: Loved ones

February 4, 2008, 4:00 pm

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In the last episode of the series, the whole town is gripped with the excitement of the Spring Festival which sees the passing of a new year; as the year of the pig turns to the year of the rat. The OpenLearn team.
First published on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 as OU on the BBC: Chinese School - Programme 5: Loved ones. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 2008

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Ma Xuemin's story

January 27, 2010, 4:00 pm

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Explore the personal side of climate change with Ma Xuemin's diary entry. Creative Climate community.
First published on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 as Ma Xuemin's story. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Copyright 2010

Day 2 - Snow

November 30, 2010, 4:00 pm

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Dr Stephen Lewis asks: did you know no two snowflakes are alike? Stephen Lewis .
First published on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 as Day 2 - Snow . To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Copyright 2010

Snowpocalypse now?

December 13, 2011, 4:00 pm

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Hoorah, it’s snowing in the UK again! Time to have a snowball fight, build a snowman and have a few unplanned days off school and work. But what about the economy? The OU's Helen Roby explains First published on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 as Snowpocalypse now? . To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2011

Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments: Avalanches

October 6, 2014, 4:20 am

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Ever wondered how avalanches occur? This video reveals the science behind this natural disaster. Stephen Lewis .
First published on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 as Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments: Avalanches. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 2014

Why is snow so hard to predict?

January 12, 2017, 4:33 am

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Much of the country is bracing for The Beast From The East, and a battering from heavy snow. But equally, it might not happen - New York famously faced a snowmaggedon in 2015 which didn't appear, for example. Just why do forecasters struggle to predict snow? First published on Thu, 12 Jan 2017 as Why is snow so hard to predict?. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 2017

Does it snow on Mars?

August 25, 2017, 3:39 pm

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A new study - and photographic evidence - suggests that sometimes it snows on the Red Planet. Dave Rothery explains how. Professor David Rothery. Professor David Rothery is a volcanologist and planetary scientist at The Open University, where he is Professor of Planetary Geosciences within the Department of Physical Sciences. He chairs modules in level 2 planetary science, and level 1 volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, and was the lead educator in the Moons MOOC.
First published on Fri, 25 Aug 2017 as Does it snow on Mars?. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 2017