How to Read a Storm

In this workshop we will learn how to ‘read’ cyclones in the sky and in satellite images.

Informed by Bergen’s wet location at the end of the Jet Stream and its special significance in meteorology as home of the so-called ‘Norwegian cyclone model’, we will spend the day assembling different knowledges of storm systems.

Sophie will introduce open-weather’s unique Public Archive of more than 3,000 satellite images and share the basics of DIY satellite imagery reception. In the afternoon, guided by the expertise of climate scientist Camille Li from the University of Bergen, meteorologist Ellen Viste, and our own experiences of weather, we will attempt to model cyclones.

This workshop is framed by the larger, speculative question of how our different relationships to weather are and must change with the climate. It is free and open to all. No prior knowledge is required to participate.