Running
on Empty
Clare Richards, Meteorologist
by
Angela Tsun
Remember
Mechano sets, puzzles and toy robots that you might have played
with as a kid? Well these were the favourite toys of Clare
Richards, meteorologist at
The
Weather Channel.
Even though she doesn’t play with toy robots anymore, she’s
still passionate about science and how things work. In ‘Running
on Empty’ a TV series about Australia’s
water crisis, Clare’s been involved in researching
weather facts and the process of desalination.
She made several comments on the facts of rainfall, recycled
water and negatives of desalination
in the TV series, which helped to bring about a more sensible
outcome. The NSW government eventually scrapped plans to build
a desalination plant and is now looking to other alternatives
to solve Australia’s water issues.
Clare also holds the important role of ensuring that The Weather
Channel’s data systems work properly each day and that all
weather forecasts are correct.
Clare Richards not your average meteorologist.
Photo courtesy of The Weather Channel |
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