National Technology News

MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER. CHARLIE BOURDEAUX IS A FRESHMAN AT UW MILWAUKEE STUDYING ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE. THE OCONOMOWOC NATIVE IS NO STRANGER TO SEVERE WEATHER IN FACT, HE LOOKS FOR IT. HES AN AVID STORM CHASER, BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THOSE HAZARDS REALLY EFFECTIVELY TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEYRE INFORMED ABOUT WHATS GOING ON IS REALLY, REALLY CRUCIAL TO KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE IN THESE PERIODS OF SEVERE WEATHER. NOW HES USING HIS KNOW HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY DEFENDER AGAINST STORM THREATS. NOT ONLY CAN IT HELP KEEP YOU SAFE, BUT IT CAN HELP YOU KEEP PEOPLE YOU KNOW SAFE. WHEN THESE STORMS ARE COMING THROUGH. SO YOURE NOT LOOKING OUT AT THE SKY GOING, I WONDER WHATS GOING ON UP THERE AT THE MILWAUKEE SULLIVAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE, METEOROLOGISTS POINT OUT THAT WHILE RADAR AND SATELLITE ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL, THEY CANT CATCH EVERYTHING REALLY HELPS TO HAVE SOMEBODY ON THE GROUND SAYING, HEY, I SEE THE WALL CLOUD, I SEE THE FUNNEL CLOUD AND HELP US GET THAT INFORMATION INTO THE WARNING SO THAT WE CAN WARN THE PUBLIC OF WHATS COMING THEIR WAY. AND EVEN THOUGH WE RELY ON TECHNOLOGY, OBSERVATIONS FROM STORM SPOTTERS ARE INVALUABLE. WHEN THERES A TORNADO. IF SOMEBODY HEARS THAT THERES ACTUALLY A TORNADO ON THE GROUND, PEOPLE ARE MORE APT TO MOVE AND GET TO THEIR SHELTER AS OPPOSED TO WHEN ITS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. WHAT STARTED AS A CHILDHOOD FASCINATION WITH WEATHER HAS TURNED INTO A PASSION FOR CHARLIE. THAT REALLY SPARKED THIS CURIOSITY, LIKE, HOW DOES THIS STUFF WORK? I WANT TO GO OUT AND SEE IT. AND SO IVE JUST KIND OF BEEN FOLLOWING THAT PATH THROUGHOUT MY, MY ENTIRE LIFE WITH THE EXTRA SET OF EYES ON T