Contents Editorial ..........................................................................................................................................................................21 President’s Column ........................................................................................................................................................21 News ..............................................................................................................................................................................22 News from the Centres ..................................................................................................................................................24 Conference report ..........................................................................................................................................................25 Science Article ...............................................................................................................................................................27 T.F. Loughran and K.J.E. Walsh—Climate model simulations of the meteorological effects of superflare events .............27
Meet a Member .............................................................................................................................................................34 Snapshot ........................................................................................................................................................................35 Charts from the Past with Blair Trewin: 6 February 1925 .............................................................................................36 The Research Corner with Damien Irving......................................................................................................................37
ISSN 1035-6576 Cover picture: A typical winter scene (taken on 2 July 2013) looking west across Wellington, New Zealand at sunset. The image shows low level cumulus overridden by altocumulus lenticularis, which is caused by air passing over the hilly terrain of the lower North Island. Image: © Matt Evans Photography Unless specifically stated to the contrary, views expressed in the Bulletin are the personal views of the authors, and do not represent the views of the Society or any other organisation or institution to which the author(s) may be affiliated.