WMO Global Campus Collection of Learning Resources

Description

In this lesson, learners will practice diagnosing a weather event and determining the risk level it may pose based on the meteorological criteria and thresholds. Then the learners will use a checklist to estimate the (additional) potential impact of this particular weather event, taking into account the location, the timing, human activities, media coverage and other factors. Based on their estimation, learners will have to determine whether to change (raise, lower) their previously assessed risk level.

This practice is designed to help learners feel more comfortable with making an expert judgment of the potential impact caused by a forecasted weather event, based not only on the weather itself but taking into account other (societal and geographical) factors as well.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Diagnose the weather and determine the risk level based on the meteorological criteria/thresholds.
• Use a checklist to determine whether to raise the risk level or lower it based on the location, time and human activities.
• Reflect on the choices and identify what could be done better.

Target Audience

Forecasters that provide Impact Based Forecast to their customers.