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WEATHER. Presenter: Kara Piarulli Teacher: Ms. Simmons. INTRODUCTION. I studied weather in college for four years! I went back to school for a year to study climate My goal is to teach young students about the weather/climate throughout the country and to also spend some time forecasting.
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WEATHER Presenter: Kara Piarulli Teacher: Ms. Simmons
INTRODUCTION • I studied weather in college for four years! • I went back to school for a year to study climate • My goal is to teach young students about the weather/climate throughout the country and to also spend some time forecasting
Engage • How many of you have ever seen a tornado? Do you think thunderstorms are cool? What about hurricanes? How many of you are afraid of either?
Fun facts • Only 10-20 percent of the strongest thunderstorms become tornadoes • Most common month is May. • Most common time for a tornado to hit is between 3-9pm at night. • Hurricanes can be hundreds of miles wide! • Some meteorologists fly into hurricanes(Hurricane Hunters)
True/False • Hurricanes can produce tornadoes. • Hurricanes can form over land. • Two or more tornadoes can occur at the same place at one time. • A tornado can sometimes stay on the ground for an hour.
Tools Measure • Anemometer-wind • Thermometer-temperature • Rain gauge • Weather balloons • Satellite-clouds • Radar-rain
Tornadoes • Tornado watch – tornadoes may form • Tornado warning – take cover! • Sirens! • Trained spotters • Where do you go to be safe?
History and naming of hurricanes • The National Hurricane Center(NHS) in 1953. Miami, Florida. • Originally only boy names were used! Then only girls names. • 1979- both • Now, there are six lists of names, new list every year. • 2018’s list for Atlantic will be used again in 2024
What will the weather be like tomorrow? What about next week? • How do meteorologists predict what the weather will be? • Maps(low and high pressure) • Models(how and where large weather systems will go) • Clouds, wind direction, elevation, humidity, etc !
Weather Classes I Took in college • Math • Satellite,radar,climate, cloud physics, class on thunderstorms(mesoscale, small storms)
Why I love the weather and challenges in being a meteorologist
Jobs • The National Weather Service(NWS) • Forecasters(airlines, shipping companies) • Professor • Radio stations • Broadcasting- The Weather Channel, Accuweather, local news channel • Need to get more experience