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meteorologist

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jist] / ˌmi ti əˈrɒl ə dʒɪst /
NOUN
forecaster
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The winter of 1982-83 was California’s wettest in 131 years of record-keeping, according to Alex Tardy, a former meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

"I would say that it is definitely one of the worst fire crises I've seen in the past, maybe eight to 10 years," Theodore Giannaros, a senior wildfire meteorologist at the National Observatory, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

“We’ve had these elevated temperatures for the last several days here, and that compounding effect can be significant,” said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

But Theodore Giannaros, a wildfire meteorologist and senior researcher at the National Observatory, said the fires around Porto Germeno appear to have affected an area of over 10,000 hectares -- almost double the original estimate.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Enough for me, at least, because I am going to be a meteorologist when I grow up.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

The pilot, Captain Al Wallach said the successful mission reflected the specialist expertise of the team's people, which included the flight crews, meteorologists, operational planers, runway teams and medical personnel.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The new president has also vowed to tackle the El Nino climate phenomenon, which meteorologists predict will be the most intense and devastating since 1998.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Last year, Allen came under fire after announcing sweeping cuts at about two dozen local affiliates that included laying off meteorologists, part of a reorganization to centralize forecasts at the Weather Channel in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Based on a 2014 play by David Haig, who co-wrote its screenplay with its director, Anthony Maras, the movie faces an obvious challenge: Watching meteorologists scribble notations on charts isn’t particularly cinematic.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

The cold front rolls in overnight, just as the meteorologists predicted.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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