Building a Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather. Being
“weather-ready” means taking personal responsibility to heed weather warnings, take action, and influence your circles of family, friends, and social network to
“Be a Force of Nature” and to be
“ready, responsive and resilient in the face of any weather disaster.”Building a Weather-Ready Nation starts with YOU! Being prepared and being a leader within your home or community for the next extreme weather event, may just save your life and those you love!
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is offering Girl Scout Juniors and Boy Scouts an opportunity to earn the
brand-new "Weather-Ready Nation" patch at its annual meeting in Atlanta this upcoming February (see image at left). The program will teach scouts more about meteorology, an understanding of the weather phenomena in the Atlanta area and weather-related emergency preparedness.
The patch requirements are designed so
Boy Scouts are able to earn the Weather Merit Badge in its entirety, as well as complete a couple of the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge requirements.
Similarly, the
Girl Scouts will complete activities toward the retro Weather Badge as a result of completing the Weather-Ready Nation program.
This is a
free event for the Scouts – Participants will receive a Weather-Ready Nation patch.
Due to room capacity and the length of the educational component of the event, the morning portion is NOT a “tag-along” event for younger siblings. All are welcome to attend the afternoon WeatherFest exhibit session.
Event DetailsLOCATION:
Georgia World Congress Center, Building C (Rooms 105 and 106 )
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
The Georgia World Congress Center is centrally located in the heart of downtown Atlanta.
Click here for directions and parking locations close to the Georgia World Congress Center.
SCOUT UNIFORM: We request that all scouts and troop leaders arrive in full scout uniform.
The UNIT LEADER CHECKS-IN the troop
- 8:00 a.m. - Scout Check In
- 8:45 a.m. – Registration ends
- 8:45 a.m. - Welcome & Kick off rally with Owlie and Nick Walker of The Weather Channel
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Rotational Workshops and Instructional Time
- 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. Organized self-guided tour through WeatherFest
A note about WeatherFest: WeatherFest is an interactive four-hour science and weather fair designed to instill a love for math and science in children of all ages and to spark a young person’s interest in this area so they may consider a career in these and other science and engineering fields. Sponsosored by the American Meteorological Society, WeatherFest is free to attend!
WeatherFest will be held on Sunday, 2 February 2014, from 12:00–4:00 p.m at the Georgia World Congress Center, Building C, in Hall C3.
For more information about WeatherFest,
click here.