Being Weather-smart: Climate and Our Everyday Life
Course no.: 05-01-EXC-15261-A
Through understanding the basic processes behind different types of weather, it is hoped that students will not put themselves in harm’s way and develop a love for nature and weather observation as an enhancement of their quality of life.
Teaching Mode: Face-to-face
Medium of Instruction: English
Quota: 25 per class
- Explore interesting weather and atmospheric optical phenomena
- Knowing significant weather and climate events (cold snap, heat wave, storms, etc.) here in Hong Kong and elsewhere
- Prepare students to be weather-smart and climate literate
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Session |
Contents |
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1 |
Weather basics: temperature, wind, rainfall, relative humidity, weather systems, weather charts, credible sources of weather information and forecasts |
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2 |
Appreciation of clouds and atmospheric optical phenomena |
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3 |
Extreme weather phenomena in Hong Kong and worldwide |
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4 |
Extreme weather phenomena in Hong Kong and worldwide (cont.) |
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5 |
How urgent is the climate crisis? How it affects our weather and life? |
Schedule:
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Session |
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Time |
Venue |
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1 |
13 Jun 2024(Thurs) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
R407 |
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2 |
18 Jun 2024 (Tue) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
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3 |
20 Jun 2024(Thurs) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
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4 |
25 Jun 2024 (Tue) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
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5 |
27 Jun 2024(Thurs) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
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6 |
2 July 2024 (Tue) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
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7 |
5 July 2024(Thurs) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
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8 |
9 July 2024 (Tue) |
9.30 - 11.30 |
Prof. LEUNG Wing Mo
Adjunct Professor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. LEUNG is an adjunct professor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a former Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, and a host of several RTHK/TVB documentaries on popular science and climate change.
