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We have been running a photograph competition and we now have all the spectacular entries. IJMet staff will judge the entries and a winner will be announced in due course. Competition photos will be published in subsequent issues of the IJMet.

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Don't forget to order your Greensburg Tornado Special - this full colour special issue contains dramatic images of this horrific event along with informative and insightful papers about what happened on 4 May 2007 and the harrowing stories from those first on the scene.

Readers' comments on The Greensburg special have been absolutely excellent already:

Special Issues Coming Soon!

"Britain Flooded" - Did you have first hand experience of the terrible flooding of 2007? If so, get in touch and send us your articles and photos.

"The London Tornado" - we are looking for articles/pictures on this event that occurred in London, UK on 7 December 2006. Please email in your accounts/papers and photos.

Look out for further details of these important special issues and ways to order further promotional/collector's copies.

Special issues are important for documenting and explaining why such severe weather events occur, not just for further research but for members of the public to help understanding and provide vital information to aid survival and preparedness for the future. The IJMet continues to be the most prestigious severe weather devoted Journal of its kind bringing support, education and research to absolutely everyone.

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TORRO Autumn Conference and 2nd International Severe Weather Film Festival in conjunction with IJMet 2008 - 4 October 2008. Click here to register your attendance and view the agenda (coming soon).

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Current issue: June/July 2008, (Dispatched);  Next expected issue: August 2008 (in-press) EDP 20/08/08
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Volume 33, Number 330, August 2008 Subscribe or Order Now (Coming Soon - EDP: 20/8/08)

Each year, the August issue is a special issue covering all TORRO's research from the previous year. Subscribe or order this issue and read about all known tornadoes/whirlwinds in the UK during 2007 and site investigation results in Ireland compiled by TORRO's new Head Professor John Tyrrell. Read Paul Knightley's review on TORRO's progress on severe weather forecasting during 2007 along with Dr Rick Wild's review on Heavy Snowfall and Blizzards. Not to be missed this year though has to be John Mason's review on the severe rainfall and flooding the UK experienced in 2007 (not exhaustive list of featured reviews).

Volume 33, Number 329, June/July 2008

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Includes precipitation in the Indian Himalayas, archived tornado reports for the UK, a time series approach to the role of pre-monsoon thunderstorm on the onset of summer monsoon circulation.

FULL COLOUR Special Issue: The Greensburg Tornado, Kansas (USA) 4 May 2007 (Vol. 33, Number 328, May 2008) (Out now!) See the left hand column for readers testimonials of this issue!

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Volume 33, Number 327, April 2008 (out now!) Order now or subscribe

Professor Hasanean gives his study on causes for a general warming in Egypt during August 1998 and a long awaited paper by Dr Keul on Ball Lightning discussing whether it is an Electromagnetic Hallucination phenomenon. TORRO member Colin Morris also presents his tornado site investigation in Dundee, Scotland.

Volume 33, Number 326, March 2008 (out now!) Order now or subscribe

After problems were encountered during the first few weeks of 2008, we have now managed to catch up with this latest issue and we thank you for your patience and support through this time. In this issue Mrs Kandalgaonkar et al. present their two year study on lightning in Pune, India. Professor Timothy Burt (our editorial board member) presents 2007 weather statistics for Durham, UK as well as a fabulous letters section this month featuring a discussion where one of our readers challenges Paul Knightley in what caused the Birmingham tornado of 25 July 2005 (UK). The initial letter and Paul's response makes thought-provoking, educational reading, not to be missed by any tornado enthusiast.

Volume 33, Number 325, January/February 2008 (dispatched)  Order now or subscribe

We are sincerely sorry for the delay encountered with this issue caused by unforeseen events during January. Included in this issue: a very interesting site investigation was done in the Galtee Mountains in Ireland by TORRO Director John Tyrrell of a fascinating funnel cloud. John's write up is the lead paper in the first issue of 2008 - not to be missed. We also have a great paper by our regular authors Dr Shobha and Dr Dhar on flooding in India and also a stunning photography section this month of a series of incredible tornado images from Turkey (front cover). Regular features of TORRO whirlwind report, Thunder report and Letters are also included.

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Weather Myths/Lore In this new section we discuss weather lore or myths - do you have a myth you want us to research and find out if it is true? Contact us with your weather lore!

Red Sky at Night, Shepherds'/Sailors' Delight. Red Sky in the Morning, Shepherds'/Sailors' Warning. Ever wondered where that saying came from?

Even thousands of years ago, man was attempting to forecast the weather and they'd use observations to help decide when to plant crops or sail out into the wide open seas.

When we see red sky in the morning, this can mean that there is a high water content in the atmosphere and as the sun rises in the east, the red colour appears in the sky meaning that there is rain on the way. Whereas, red sky at night denotes stable air and high pressure, which generally means fair weather.

Some know the saying as 'shepherds' and others know it as 'sailors' this is because both used the saying and forecast technique for their jobs. Shepherds used it to identify when it was safe to plant crops and sailors used it to work out when best to go out to sea.

Is it true, does it work? Try it.

Ever feel like it purposefully rains on Bank Holiday Monday? IJMet researchers are currently looking back to these days to see just how many rainy Bank Holidays we have had, and how many have been sunny. Is it just that we're off work and notice the weather, or does it purposefully rain on our parade to stop people getting in the garden, or having a game of golf? What do you think? Send us your weather mythical articles/letters!