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1 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PACKAGES A PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICE ACTIVITY Prepared by WMO Members and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services Brochures, documents, cassettes, films, slides and other media which present meteorological and hydrological phenomena in a form suitable for students, urban planners, and emergency managers may be offered for exchange among Members through WMO's Public Weather Services Programme. COUNTRY KIND OF MATERIAL LANGUAGE Australia Booklets: Public Weather Services - (WMD 1995) Australia Emergency Management Arrangements Pamphlets: ''How to Stay Safe'' Series Clouds The Weather Forecast Climate Services for rural Australia Forecasts for Sun Safety Periodical: Seasonal Climate Outlook Service - (Monthly) Manuals: Flood Warning - an Australian Guide Farming a Sunburnt Country Video: Farming a Sunburnt Country Slide-set: Climate Change and its possible impact in the South-west Pacific Region - (72 slides) Article: Climate of Melbourne Bangladesh Report: Expansion of Flood Forecasting and Warning Services Lessons: Educational Material for Schools (Grades 5, 8, 10) on Floods in Bangladesh

2 Canada Manual: East Coast Marine Weather In Terms of Weather - (Glossary) Costa Rica Books: A Biosphere in Convulsion Atmospheric Phenomena and Climate Change Preliminary Description of the Climate of: Spanish 1. Liberia- Guanacast e 2. Damas- Quepos 3. De Los Diamantes Cassette Tape: Ozone Journal: Topics on Meteorology and Oceanography Croatia Weather Forecast Today - ( Research on Television Weather Presentation) France - French Antilles- Guyane Report: 1995 The Year of many Cyclones Reunion Slide-(guide): Cyclone danger Hong Kong, China Weather Warnings and Precautionary Measures Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organisation

3 Italy Establishment of the National Service of Civil Protection Japan Booklets: Disaster prevention and restoration Disaster prevention in Japan Meteorological Services in Japan River Bureau-Ministry of Construction, Japan Meteorological Observations from Space COSMETS (Computer Systems for Met. Services) Domestic Meteorological Information Network Guide to Oceanographic Products issued by the JMA Guide to Wave Charts issued by the JMA Guide to use of information on Sea Ice Meteorological Observations with the Multifunctional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center Meteorological Observation and Japanese Kenya Know Your Weather Periodical: Drought Monitoring for Eastern and Southern Africa Monthly Newsletter: The Weatherman (Sample) Malaysia Information package: Malaysian Meteorological Service Mauritius Cyclone Watch and French New Zealand MetService - Corporate Profile Talking about the Weather The Official Guide to MetService's Weather Words and Phrases

4 Norway Pamphlet: Nimbus-An integrated Graphic Presentation System for Public Weather Forecasting Peru National Meteorological and Hydrological Service Spanish Philippines The Daily Weather Forecast Republic of Korea Assorted Booklets Korean Booklets Outline of research activities -Meteorological Services in Korea South Africa Publication: CAELUM-A history of notable weather events in South Africa United Kingdom Marine Weather Services Weather Forecasts and the Economy Barometer (periodical brochure) Outlook (periodical brochure) Assorted Cards (fold-ups) announcing services United States of America Natural Hazard Watch and Warning Hawaiian Hurricanes and Safety Measures NOAA River and Flood Programme National Centers for Environmental Prediction How the Weather Service gets the Word out The NOAA Weather Wire Service McIDAS Preparedness guides: Tornado Safety Rules Hurricane Safety Tsunami Watch/War ning

5 Marine weather Services Emergency Broadcast System Flashfloods Lightning Winter Storm Slide Set: Severe Weather Emergency Lecture: Information products for Emergency Management-Pacific Disaster Center (Maui) Book: Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book - (for children) Research Report: Comprehensive Pacific Rainfall Data Base Presentations: NWS Dissemination Technology Conference American Meteorological Society Publications: Project Atmosphere (Periodical) Current: The Journal of Marine Education Uzbekistan Information on activities Yugoslavia Publication: Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia

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