Meteorology Assignment #2
Mary Dowden per.2
Meteorology has been an interesting subject to learn about. In my life, thus far, I
haven’t really understood what they were saying on the news. I usually just asked my parents
what to expect from the weather. Taking a meteorology class has really broadened my views
about the weather, and how things across the world can affect the weather where I am. Now
that I know about different things that effect the weather, I can tell what is going on outside. I
don’t have to rely on what my parents say anymore. When I watch the weather on television I
can tell what they are talking about and how it will change the weather where I am. When
watching the weather on television, they will talk about how the warm/cold front is moving,
and now I know that it is because of the jet stream that they are moving in. I feel like I can
relate to what they are saying, instead of just simply watching the weather.
For the general public to be able to learn about the weather, I think, would help
everyone understand what to expect from what they see outside of their windows. They could
be able to see how serious severe storms can be. Knowing this, we can become more prepared
in case something happens and we have to take cover. Especially in places where severe storms
happen often, it would be really important to me to be able to understand the warning signs of
severe storms. I think that there would be fewer fatalities from storms, because people would
know what to do and how to react to storms.
Learning about meteorology has enhanced my life, because when I am driving with my
family somewhere and I see big dark clouds against the mountains, I know that there could be
some precipitation. My family likes to hear what I have learned in school, and for me to relate it
to real life makes me feel that school is actually teaching me things. It is kind of cool to be able
to understand what the weather on the news is talking about. I can see how things affect each
other. But there are times when I think that I know what is happening in the weather, but it
turns out that what I said was going to happen doesn’t. This confuses me, and sometimes I get
frustrated. But, I am still learning.
If one of my friends asked me if they should take a meteorology class, I would ask them
what they already know about the weather. If they have a basic understanding, then I would
totally recommend it; if they didn’t have a clue about it, I might not recommend it, because it is
hard to just jump into it. It took a while for me to grasp the concepts that we talked about every
day. If people really want to understand how the weather works, and will spend the time to
study it, then this is the class for them. But you can get a basic knowledge of the weather from
watching the weather on the news.