54 - Understanding our weather

Join us on a meteorological journey and learn about how and why we experience different kinds of weather.

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Course overview

Modules
Modules: 5
Completion time
Completion time: 25 minutes
Difficulty level
Difficulty level: Intermediate

Course overview

00:03:51

An introduction to weather

Get an overview of the key elements that create weather and learn how it occurs in our environment.

00:03:54

The impact of global winds on our weather

Discover the natural phenomenon of global wind circulation and learn how its patterns affect our planet's weather.

00:03:24

The fundamentals of precipitation

Learn about the fundamentals of precipitation and find out how it occurs.

00:03:40

Meteorology and weather forecasting

Get an introduction to meteorology and learn how we predict the weather.

00:03:02

The rise of extreme weather

Take a closer look at the reasons why our planet is experiencing an increase in extreme weather events.

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