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1 July 2013
The UK Met Office Weather Warning System- It Just May Be The Best Out There
Ask ten people in America if they know the difference between a watch and a warning, and you will likely find that many do not. I’m asked this question very frequently, and this in spite of the fact that we forecasters have been talking about it for years. Here in America, we’ve used the same system for five decades now, and perhaps it is time to look at improving it. …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.