We have asked a group of meteorologists to talk about their particular training, career and job. The group is very diverse, ranging from a forecaster on Al Jazeera, to the Royal Navy.

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• Michael Dukes - Forecast General Manager for MeteoGroup UK

• Dr Andrew G Marshall - Climate Scientist at the Met Office - Hadley Centre

• Dr Helen Johnson - Lecturer and Researcher at Oxford University

• Penny Tranter-Meteorology Training Manager at the Met Office

• Fiona Campbell - Meteorologist at the Carbon Trust

• Cdr Derek Swannick - Royal Navy Meteorologist

• Steff Gaulter - Senior Weather Presenter for Al Jazeera English

• Dr Sylvia Knight - Head of Education Services, Royal Meteorological Society

• Dr Liz Bentley - Head of Communications, Royal Meteorological Society

• Dave McLeod - PhD student

• Prof Andrew Challinor - Lecturer, Leeds University

• Heather Ashton – Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Scientist at the Met Office