The Climate of Middle-Earth

[Alcuin]

Researchers at the University of Bristol have published a study of the climate of Middle Earth in the prestigious American journal Science (http://news.sciencemag.org/climate/2013/12/scienceshot-climate-middle-earth). The study is available in English (http://uk.sitestat.com/bristol/bristol-ext/s?.news.2013.10013_html.10013-english.pdf&ns_type=pdf&ns_url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/10013-english.pdf), Elvish (http://uk.sitestat.com/bristol/bristol-ext/s?.news.2013.10013_html.10013-elvish.pdf&ns_type=pdf&ns_url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/10013-elvish.pdf), and Dwarvish (http://uk.sitestat.com/bristol/bristol-ext/s?.news.2013.10013_html.10013-dwarfish.pdf&ns_type=pdf&ns_url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/10013-dwarfish.pdf). (Note that the scientists used Arabic numbers in the Dwarvish edition of the study.)

Never let anyone tell you that you’re a geek for hanging out around Entmoot. Tell them that even climatologists study Tolkien.

[Insidious Rex]

Ha ha! I have to admit Im amused they compared Mordor to West Texas and Los Angeles.

[tolkienfan]

As a scientist, this makes me so incredibly happy. Publishing in Science is something my peers and I dream about. Now my dreams can be even happier with the inclusion of Middle Earth. :heart: Plus, it shows that even the top scientists have a sense of humor!