On 18 June, 10:31, John Hall wrote:
In article
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*Richard Dixon writes:

The meteorology O-level may have died (I tried to do it in 1991 and
told it had been pulled - although had meteorology units in both GCSE
and A-level) but thankfully the demise at school level hasn't affected
the interest at University level: in my 7 years at Reading in the
1990s the graduate in-take increased. These days we have a lot to
thank the internet for in terms of increasing awareness and interest
in meteorology.

Am I right in my impression that at university level meteorology is now
taught as a branch of physics rather than as a branch of geography? My
reason for thinking that is that Met Office presenters occasionally seem
to show a lack of knowledge of basic geography.
--
John Hall * * * *"Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always
* * * * * * * * * pays off now." *Anon

Back in the early 70's I studied Meteorology as part of my Geography
BSc. Strangely, when I applied for a job at the MetO, my BSc wasn't
science as they didn't consider Geography a science (even though I
specialised in meteorology & geomorphology). They were only interested
people with pure science degrees.

Still, probably all for the best, big organisations & me don't mix
well.

Graham
Penzance (sunny start, but increasing cloud now - mainly stratus - bit
of sc)