Office Hours with Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff

Office Hours with Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff

Meet Jacob Wycoff! A meteorologist at WBZ-TV Boston, Jacob brings the fascinating world of weather to life in this Q&A with EXPLR’s Kari Byron.🌦️🌪️ Time breakdown: 00:00 Introduction by Kari Byron 00:55 Jacob Wycoff: Job & Science Communication 01:50 How Meteorologists Build Forecasts 03:45 Overcoming Setbacks and Challenges 05:03 Award-Winning Reporting, Storytelling, and Impact 07:58 Key Skills in Jacob's Job 09:16 Behind the Scenes 10:44 Changes in this Field 12:18 STEM/STEAM Club Recommendations 13:49 Q&A: Classroom Questions

Topics

  • meteorology
  • climate change
  • severe weather
  • weather forecasting
  • atmospheric science
  • hurricanes
  • tornadoes
  • lightning
  • weather radar
  • broadcast meteorology