Scientists simulate the climate of Tolkien’s Middle Earth

Model-predicted annual-average temperature (units of degrees Centigrade) Model-predicted rain and snow fall (units of mm/day) Model-predicted winds (shown as blue arrows) and mid-atmosphere pressure (‘geopotential height’ at 500 mbar, geopotential height in units of metres) Press release issued: 6 December 2013 Ever wondered what the weather and climate was like in Middle Earth, the land of hobbit

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