Weather Forecasting
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Senior High (10-12)
- Produced By: Classroom Video
- Year: 2000
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Running Time: 19m
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How can we tell when the threat of bushfires is upon us, or when we are about to be battered by storms? This video describes how weather forecasting has progressed from reliance on local weather knowledge to modern methods of observing and analyzing weather patterns. Modern methods are described in detail and we see how meteorological bureaus develop forecasts, issue severe weather warnings and cooperate with emergency services.