While it may be extremely beautiful, winter weather also can kill. As fascinating as it is to children and adults alike, weather can be an intimidating phenomenon to tackle in the classroom. Nick Walker, an on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, says it doesn t have to be so scary. While he is recognizable to millions of weather buffs, Walker has another persona away from television. I do a lot of school presentations, Walker said last week during an interview with The Herald-Dispatch.
Teachers find that weather is a good introduction to science in general.
Walker, who joined the Atlanta-based Weather Channel last April after working as a television meteorologist in Seattle, said the Internet seemed an ideal place to share his meteorological expertise. The Associated Press Partially submerged vehicles occupy the flooded westbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Houston in September 1998 as a result of rains from Tropical Storm Frances. Most deaths from hurricanes and tropical storms result from drowning. While his television presentations about the weather may be beyond the comprehension of some people, especially elementary school kids, Walker uses his Web site to simplify atmospheric phenomena. When you boil weather down to its lowest terms, it can be pretty simple, he said.