Tropical Team Thursday
6:00 AM 8/2 - Things are really starting to heat up again
across the country, and even across the Atlantic. You think we're talking about
the weather? Not exactly, for it is Team Thursday and today is our chance once
a week to share with our readers the cool things going on
all across the Foot's Forecast team. We hope these pearls of good news are an
inspiration to you, and show the power of collaboration when students are given
the opportunity to follow their passion and lead the way forward.
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1. Tropics getting Troubling – The
Atlantic has been pretty quiet for a while now giving the Tropical Team a
break since Tropical Storm Debby dissipated over a month ago on June 27th!
But now with the calendar change to August, the tropics are starting to heat up
once again. Tropical Depression Five has winds of 35 mph and is located east of
the Lesser Antilles. It is currently moving W at 21 mph. This storm has the
possibility to strengthen through the next few days, so make sure to stay tuned
to the Tropical Zone!
2. New Regional Directors
- The U.S. Leadership Team is pleased to announce
that Forecaster Greg "Winterman" Jackson, formerly PA Team Leader,
effective August 1 has been promoted to Director of the Mid-Atlantic region.
- Forecaster Mark Ingalls, Western U.S. Outreach and
International Coordinator, has been promoted to Regional Director for the
Pacific Northwest, and Coordinator of our newly developing International Team.
3. New Zones:
- On Friday we will be publicly
releasing our first ever locally operated international zone. We have confirmed
a new local forecaster from Belfast in Northern Ireland, Forecaster Aaron T. He
currently operates a page for that region, titled "Northern IrelandWeather Forecast." Thanks to the hard work and outreach efforts over the
past year, our International Coordinator Mark Ingalls found Forecaster Aaron
and he is formally joining our team to spearhead a local zone effort in the
British Isles.
- Southern Maryland, launched by
Maryland Team Leader Nikki Byers and Forecaster Jason Mitchell, this zone will
provide local forecasts for the 3-county area of Southern Maryland including
St. Mary's, Charles and Calvert Counties.
- This isn't all of the announcements we have either. Make sure you check back on Friday to find out where Foot's Forecast is heading next!
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