I work as a meteorologist (气象学家) in Tampa, Florida. It's my job to follow hurricanes (飓风) and provide information about them to scientists.
I was working for the National Meteorological Office in Bracknell, near London, in the autumn of 1995, and I saw a documentary called Stormchasers with my family. Two months later I came across an ad for a meteorologist to work in Florida. I was interviewed over the phone, moved to the US, and started to work here in Tampa in May 1996.
I have been all over the world hunting hurricanes. It's exciting to end up in different cities and different countries day after day. If you are a meteorologist, you have to love flying. I also love working with top scientists. For me, it's like a classroom in the sky.
People often ask me what an average day is like. In fact, there's no such thing as an average day in my job! We often take off at a moment's notice to hunt storms.
Next, I would like to join a space program and be the first meteorologist in space.
There aren't any hurricanes!
If you also want to be a meteorologist, study math and science and get a degree in meteorology. I have taken the hurricane hunter path, but you could do research.
| A. I have learned so much from them. B. What I like most about my job is the travel. C. It's a wonderful job and the pay is pretty good. D. It all depends on the weather, and you can't control that. E. However, I haven't come up with an experiment to do in space yet. F. Because of the job, I'm away from my family who all live in the UK. G. It was about hurricane hunters and I thought, "Wow, that's an interesting job!" |
