Jamie Hildebrand
Hurricane Satellite Image, NOAA, n.d., retrieved from: http://www.noaa.gov/features/02_monitoring/inland_flooding.html
Weather Forecasts
From folklore and proverbs to modern radar technology, the scientific understanding of weather prediction has evolved through time. Several inventions such as the thermometer, barometer and even satellites have given way to immense knowledge of weather conditions. Mild, sunny days are perfect for picnics, but those aren’t the weather conditions that led to the advances in weather predictions. “Severe weather events such as tornadoes, tropical storms, hurricanes, floods, lightning strikes and extremes of heat or cold can be costly and deadly. Knowing how to recognize threatening