Of Special Interest
Environment & Society
From space weather to hurricanes to health, the modules in this new MetEd Topic area explore the bridge between people and their environment. Produced for broadcasters, meteorologists, emergency managers, and students, they all touch on weather and climate’s reach into human lives whether on an icy nighttime road, the business end of a flash flood, or in the shadow of a looming hurricane.
These modules should interest anyone who wants to learn more about how weather, climate and the environment can affect them – and what they should do about it if they find themselves in harm’s way.
Related modules of interest:
Weather and Health -
This course will help meteorologists and others understand how weather and climate affect health. This course is directed to broadcast meteorologists, in particular, who play a critical role in the community by helping the public to protect against weather-related health threats and by promoting good health, but it should be of interest to many others.
Weather and Road Management -
Anticipating and dealing with weather and the hazards it creates is a real challenge for those in departments of transportation. This module gives road and highway managers a basic understanding of meteorology and weather hazards so they can do their jobs better.
Weather and the Built Environment -
This course connects weather with the health of people’s local communities and is aimed at broadcast meteorologists, educators and the public. It spans the history of U.S. urban growth, cities’ effects on their water supplies and air quality, and includes ways that people can help improve their local environment.
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