Freezing rain - Mechanism. 1  Freezing rain is often associated with the approach of a warm front, when subfreezing air (temperatures at or below freezing) is trapped in the lowest levels of the atmosphere while warm air advects in aloft.
Aegean Sunset on the Island of Patmos. The book of Revelation makes many allusions to the sea, and the sound of water. Patmos is a rocky island off the west coast of Asia Minor in the Aegean Sea, about 37 miles southwest of Miletus.
Isle of Wight Nostalgia - Island Information. 1  Geography: The Isle of Wight is almost the smallest county in the country (after Rutland). It measures 23 miles from east to west, and 131/4 from north to south, giving a total area (including inland water) of 94,146 acres, or 147 square miles. 2  Derivation of name: The Romans called the Island Vectis.