Darmowe konto pozwoli wrócić do niego później.

4.2. a physically demanding solution to a problem faced by the meteorologists?

4.3. the length of time needed to convert data to make it more widely available?

4.4. a large contribution made in response to a call for donations?

4.5. the reason for the closure of the observatory?

SNOWED UNDER

A. The observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the United

Kingdom, was set up by the Scottish Meteorological Society. A public appeal was

launched to fund its construction. Queen Victoria is known to have given a generous sum,

but there were also other sponsors. Between 1883, when the observatory opened, and

1904, when its closure was announced, meteorologists at the site undertook detailed

weather observations. They gathered comprehensive information about atmospheric

phenomena.

B. The observations were published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

and they are some of the most detailed records of the weather in the Victorian era. But

what was it like to live and work on Ben Nevis? The weather conditions were severe:

100 mph winds were common, the temperature would sometimes drop to –15oC, and

the weathermen lived “inside a cloud” for most of the year. One winter, heavy blizzards

left the summit covered in a 5 ft (1.5 m) layer of snow and they found themselves snowed

in, so they had no other choice but to undertake the exhausting task of digging tunnels to

leave the observatory. Despite the harsh conditions on Ben Nevis, the meteorologists

carried on with their work.

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C. Sometimes they had to develop unusual solutions in order to perform their duties, and

they always had to be prepared for the unexpected. Once, the observatory was struck by

lightning, which came down the chimney and set the wooden panels of the interior on fire.

Fortunately, the blaze was speedily and fairly effortlessly extinguished. Due to a lack of

public funding and private donations, the weather station ceased operating in October

1904, though the outcome of the meteorologists’ work lives on.

D. The ambition of the meteorologists was to make the data they collected accessible to aid

weather forecasting and mountain meteorology. Following the closure of the observatory,

the data lay hidden in dusty archives for a long time. However, they were recently

republished in digital form. More than 3,500 volunteers accomplished the digitization in

less than three months. This success may result from the fact that the story of the

meteorologists living in such a remote observatory and hostile environment was

a wonderful inspiration. The undertaking received extensive media coverage. Social

media were most helpful in spreading information about the digitization and providing

regular updates on its progress.

Na podstawie: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com; www.bbc.com

PRZENIEŚ ROZWIĄZANIA NA KARTĘ ODPOWIEDZI!

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D

D

4.4.

A

A

4.5.

C

C