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(C. Jardin) #1
HOW DO WE KNOW...
HOW TO FORECAST WEATHER?

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WRATH OF GOD
God is angry. That used to be the
best explanation we had for
violent storms. But during the
Age of Enlightenment, scientists
started to accumulate a better
understanding of how weather
works. This eventually led to the
founding of the Met Office and
the ability to forecast the weather
in advance

HISTORY

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