Weather or Not? 1 When deciding on an occupation for your life, everyone gives you the advice to do something you love. People say this because if you are doing what you love, you will never work a day in your life. Knowing this, I am interested in pursuing meteorology. As I have aged, I have grown fond of the weather. I am fascinated by the weather and how it changes, constantly, especially in Durant, Oklahoma. In my study of becoming a meteorologist, I have acquired knowledge about the education, the responsibilities, the typical work day, the opportunities, and the lifestyle of this profession. In the event of a student becoming a meteorologist or a type of meteorologist, there are ways to get prepared and informed. 4 The education needed …show more content…
7 The average work schedule for a meteorologist is a 24 hour day (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Since no person can control the weather, we can not accurately forecast the weather. This means meteorologists have the possibility of having a wacky work schedule due to weather impacting at any moment. Meteorologists generally work on holidays and weekends (OKCollegeStart.org). 11 A meteorologists’ work schedule is disheartening to me as it robs you of time with your family. Another negative conclusion about meteorology is the safety conditions. 8 Depending on where you branch out in meteorology, you could see a great amount of hazards or none at all. The only safety hazard for meteorologists are those who choose to be storm chasers, who live in the action. Otherwise, the only injury you may suffer is a paper cut while analyzing data (Meteorologist). 10 When I think positively about meteorology, I imagine how I would feel coming home everyday knowing that I made a difference telling others about likely dangers and how to stay safe (Bureau of Labor …show more content…
14 “The projected growth for meteorology is estimated to be 12% from 2016 to 2026.” Meteorology is a fast growing profession. (Bureau of Labor Statistics). 15 There are plenty of professional organizations that you could get involved in. Some of them include the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association, and the Weather Channel. The following organizations can be used by the public or a meteorologist. The American Meteorological Society provides weather related material to the public. The National Weather Association is a website for meteorology and science articles. The Weather Channel is an app for your phone to get weather updates (Professional
Since the inception of civilization, people have dedicated themselves to certain practices to obtain needed supplies. With the advancement of society, these practices have specialized into roles that society needed and have become jobs and careers. With these jobs and careers, people have struggled to find a difference between the two, if there is one. However, the two are very different. There are a multitude of differences between a job and a career, but the most distinct differences being the necessary skill, and dedication needed.
Throughout the entire hurricane season, meteorologists keep a close watch on the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. They examine pictures of the area taken by satellites, and also take information on air pressure, wind speed, and temperatures. One of their most important jobs is to gather information on where the storm will hit, and how powerful it will be.
Choosing a vocation can be a daunting task. With the world ever-evolving, one may come across a new attractive career every year. In order to ensure optimal job satisfaction, it is vital to educate oneself about every alluring prospect prior to committing. Simple factors like the time commitment and salary can mean the difference between a content existence and a miserable one.
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According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), paramedics are required to work more than 40 hours a week. They often have irregular work hours since emergency services function 24 hours a day. Indoors and out, work in all types of weather is part of the challenges faced on the job. Physical challenges exist due to the strenuous amounts of kneeling, standing, walking, bending, and heavy lifting. The job duties create exposure to violent situations, as well as communicable diseases increasing risk of contracting diseases.
Statistics show that half of the population in America was below the age of eighteen in 1960. During this time, the young people of America decided that they wanted to use their rights in the democratic government. The Weather Underground Organization or the WUO was an organization of American radicals. The WUO was often called the Weather Underground or the Weathermen. The Weathermen was founded on the University of Michigan campus by a group of students in 1969. The WUO founders were Karen Ashley, Bill Ayers, Benardine Dohrn, and many more young radicals.
In Richard N. Bolles’ What Color is Your Parachute, the author seeks to guide and advise the reader in how to choose and gain a career. He goes beyond tips for the traditional job hunt, and attempts to reveal to the reader the importance and possibility of choosing a career that actually goes beyond paying the bills, but contributes to the happiness of the reader. Bolles encourages the reader to go beyond inspiration and pursue some practical self-reflection in order to realize the job that satisfies.
These three main processes attributed to weather forecasting are; observation, analysis of data, and preparation for the forecast provided by the computers. It is proven that the weather patterns during different minor weather events are fairly repetitive yet not completely identical. Modern day advances in the global weather predictions, have proven to be able to collect information to the remotest of places through use of satellites,, ships, land stations, drifting buoys etc. This has undoubtedly saved a number of lives, and is undeniably the most advanced in history, therefore it is unfair to claim that weather forecasting is an imperfect science.
Application of career theories to my own life allows for analyzing past and future career decisions. Holland’s Theory of Careers states that one’s vocation is an expression of self, personality, and way of life. There is an indisputable and fundamental difference in the quality of life one experiences if they choose a career one truly enjoys, versus choosing a career one detests. A true testament to the validity of Holland’s theory, my job/career choices reflect my interests, as well as the evolution of my personality (internal self). My first job as a fine jewelry specialist and second job as a make-up artist echo my love of the fashion world. As I matured and became less fascinated by presumed “glamour” careers, I became captivated by physical fitness, nutrition, and medicine; I received my national fitness trainer certificate so that I may become a personal trainer. Nevertheless, my career decisions do not fit uniformly into merely one career theory.
One of the most urgent environmental and social issue is climate change, its being talked about all over the world since its affecting billions of lives.The earth goes through a period of cool and warm period, which are called climate change. Climate change is when the earth gets warmer or cooler due to the amount of sunlight it receives from the sun. Climate changes isn't just affecting humans, its affecting the whole ecosystem. Coral reefs are turning white and polar ice caps are turning black. Animals are becoming extinct because their environment is being threatened. People all over the country and world are becoming aware that the climate is changing, especially after this year. It snowed in cities that usually do not get snow, it snowed in spring, and also flooding in some cities. The country is starting to realize the role human activities play on climate changes, and because humans are responsible for the rapid climate changes they must take actions to protect the environment. There has been periods of Global Warming in history that were mainly naturally caused but the most recent one which is happening now is influenced mostly by humans. Scientists have been debating on whether or not Global Warming is caused by humans. Both sides, however agree that as sunlight enters the earth's surface only a little bit is reflected back into space, most of it is absorbed into the earth which keep the earth warm, and the rest is absorbed into the atmosphere. As college students, we must work together to come up with a plan to help reduce greenhouse emission. Since in the book of Genesis 1 and 2 it says that God placed Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden as caretakers. Their job was to care for the everything in the garden, they weren't...
Climate Change is unique among international issues because of its global scale and impact, and the cooperative nature of the plausible solutions. If we are to build a sustainable environment for our species we must act as one world, as opposed to a loose collection of nation-states acting for our own self interest. Our political systems are not designed to meet such ends, so climate change holds an interesting position on the stage of international diplomacy.
Climate change has been happening for many years and it continues to do so. It is a significant change in regards to the distribution of weather patterns over a given time frame such as decades or millennia. In recent times, the climate change is called “global warming” and it has been linked to certain human activities (NRC 2010). This shows that climate change is not limited to biotic factors. In a general sense, these changes have the potential to impact populations and ecosystems due to alterations in the water cycle. Climate change impacts includes too little water in some regions while too much water in other regions. Changes in precipitation patterns can influence plant physiology and thereby affect the rates of photosynthesis. Such patterns include drought in which warmer temperatures increase evaporative stress on a plant and increased rain or frequency of storms can influence water uptake by plants. Under both conditions, there is a change in photosynthetic rates. Photosynthesis allows the plant to accumulate carbon, grow and produce biomass (Niu et al. 2008). Therefore, a change in photosynthetic rates can be either beneficial or harmful to a plant. The effects of altered precipitation patterns on photosynthetic rates is significant to the scientific field because it gives insight on the shifts in plant community composition and how it affects the water availability for human and ecosystem uses (Kray et al. 2012). In addition, understanding the connection between water relations and photosynthesis with respect to changes in precipitation patterns could help with management decisions of ecosystems, where climate change indicates alterations in species composition, in water availability for wildlife and in fire regimes (L...
Coming to the point of my current career choice has been a long road. My idea of what a career is or should be has changed with circumstances and age. According to Weintraub (2005), “the average worker spends only four years in a job and will have 12 jobs in as many as five career fields during his or her working life.” (para. 1) My first career was marriage and motherhood followed by a surprising healthcare career. What the future holds waits to be seen. With a bachelor of science degree in information technology the options are wide open.
Like most problems, the answer is not simple. The obvious first choice is the military. History shows that the concept of weather warfare is not new to them and that they have considered weather manipulation as a tactical advantage.
Climatologists are scientist who study climate. The global warming debate has created tension between climate scientist and meteorologists especially weather forecasters on television. Climatolo...