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We can't prepare for severe gales from every wind direction, writes Ben Dolphin, but recent storm repairs will stand the north-east in good stead.

Ptarmigans are the living embodiment of wild, inhospitable places, writes Ben Dolphin, but climate change could drive them out of Scotland.

Things might be darkest in the depths of winter, writes Ben Dolphin, but it’s when the days first get shorter that we're most likely to be caught out.

The long summer shows climate change is affecting us, writes Ben Dolphin, and it will change not only Scotland's seasons, but its identity.

by Ben Dolphin © Sarah Harwood Photography Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Monday was the shortest day of the year. In Aberdeen the sun rose at 08.46 and set at 15.27 and for the optimists among you, that’s a whopping six hours 41 minutes of beautiful winter light. For the pessimists, it’s 17 hours 19 mins o...