UNDERSTANDING AND FORECASTING WEATHER
ATMO 325
Extra Credit Project

This is an extra credit opportunity for all students and will in no way harm your grade.
The project described below must be turned in no later than April 10, 2007. No exceptions to this deadline will be made. You can earn between 0-5% points, which will be added to your final grade at the end of the semester depending upon how well your project is prepared.

Topic Any interesting weather event from the last 3-6 years like a hurricane, tornado outbreak, drought, heat wave, blizzard, flash flood, etc. (NOTE: volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc. are NOT weather events).

Scope Your report must include the following:
  • A general description of the event
  • Effects on people, infrastructure, etc.
  • Various weather maps and imagery to help describe the weather conditions.
  • Format
  • Approximately 2-4 pages long (NOT including figures, graphs and pictures)
  • Bibliography in a standard (e.g., MLA) format
  • Footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical references should be used to cite your sources
  • Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated, as it is a violation of the University Academic Integrity
  • Misc.
  • You must provide references as to where you found a description of the event
  • You must check with the TAs to ensure that you have a valid topic
  • Wikipedia is NOT a reference. It is a only starting point to find references.
  • Websites
    Daily Weather Maps

    National Hurricane Center

    Storm Prediction Center (severe weather, tornadoes, etc.)

    Climate