Meteorology word is derived from the Greek word meteoron, which means anything that take place high above in the sky. From ancient times many scholars believe that there is some connection among clouds, winds and rains .Earlier human being was dependant on rain for agriculture, which was the main source of livelihood. At that time predicting about the weather was not easy, yet many scholars from that field tried to establish theory so that it would be easy to predict the weather.
With the advancement of technology many such theories has proved its mettle and is working fine and now Meteorology is a scientific discipline, which involves a methodical study of short-term, that is, differences in temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind, cloud cover, and rainfall, along with their reasons. Through this study we are able to prepare the basics of weather forecasting.
Career: Those who love nature and its amazing facts with its amazing impacts can have bright career in the field of Meteorology. Most of the universities offer this course at Post Graduate level. To get admission into this subject, candidate should have geography as their basic subject. At a regular interval jobs notification is published by Meteorological Department and many other Research and Development Centre dedicated to the field of Meteorology.