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and/or getting support from peers, adults and others in their community. • Optional extension / homework activity: students will understand the importance of choosing an appropriate method(s) of communication for a target audience and select and design one example communication method. Curriculum Links

information on the likelihood of above- or below- normal conditions. The thresholds used in the forecast summaries are defined below. Seasonal forecasts rely on the aspects of the global weather and climate system that are more predictable, such as tropical s ea-surface temperatures or the El Niño

and intensification, often leading to enhanced tropical cyclone activity and landfall risk. In this document references to El Niño and La Niña relate only to SST anomalies in the tropical Pacific Niño3.4 region (120°–170°W, 5°N–5°S). Since the atmospheric response to SSTs is variable in intensity

., and Gray W.M. (2001). The recent increase in Atlantic hurricane activity: Causes and implications. Science, 293, 474–479. Jarvinen, B. R., Neumann, C. J., Davis, M. A. S. (1984). A tropical cyclone data tape for the North Atlantic Basin, 1886–1983: Contents, limitations, and uses. NOAA Tech. Memo

, though fog lingered over the Isles of Scilly, and southern areas clouded over with patchy rain, while eastern coasts saw low cloud and the odd (s)pot of drizzle. Wales diary of highlights The first part of the month was mostly settled and cold, with some foggy mornings. The weather was much more

of this work package will be to drive user engagement and ensure that the software is fit for its defined purpose, first by requirements capture, then by defining suitably flexible code structures and related e-Infrastructure for users, ultimately supporting uptake of the new code(s). In order

(South Korea) 128 °E GOES-E (USA) 75 °W METEOR FY-3 S-NPP GPM FY-2 (China) 105 °E METEOSAT 2nd generation (EUMETSAT) 0° METOP METEOSAT-IO (EUMETSAT) 57.5 °E Electro-L (Russia) 76 °E INSAT (India) 82 °E FY-2 (China) 86.5 °E Figure 29. The current configuration of the meteorological satellite system

(especially), zones 3, 4 (northern areas). Finger (Tamba) millet - Eleusine coracana Sorghum (guinea corn) - Sorghum bicolor and other varieties Grown mainly at 1000m – 2000m altitude, e.g. on Jos Plateau in central Nigeria About 500 mm rainfall preferred. Dry savannas and grasslands, 40 N and S

the contributions that they could make to the NMHS See Sample Stakeholder Analysis Matrix in Annex 4. 3.3. Design and Define Phase During this phase, you decide on the structure or components of the strategic plan and select model(s) to use. • This is the “Where you want to be?” aspect of the strategic

by the 2030’s. Met Office will need to continue to invest research effort in understanding and prioritising observational needs, developing and evaluating new capabilities and exploring new methodologies for exploiting observational data. Informed by this knowledge, we will strengthen our national