{"id":1168548,"date":"2022-08-06T13:05:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/06\/32-meteorologists-receive-mydewetra-voltalarm-training\/"},"modified":"2022-08-06T13:05:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T13:05:52","slug":"32-meteorologists-receive-mydewetra-voltalarm-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/06\/32-meteorologists-receive-mydewetra-voltalarm-training\/","title":{"rendered":"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\" title=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>Thirty-two meteorologists from the Ghana Meteorology Agency have undergone a two-day training on MyDewetra VOLTALARM, an early warning system.<\/p>\n<p>The system is intended to provide information on flood and drought management.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyDewetra-VOLTALARM-training-10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\" class=\"wp-image-10032147489\"   title=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The MyDewetra VOLTALARM will be useful in the analysis and projection of hazard-related events, as well as in providing impact-based scenarios.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyDewetra-VOLTALARM-training-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\" class=\"wp-image-10032147490\"   title=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Director General of the Agency, Eric Asuman, emphasized the need for participants to use the training effectively and efficiently.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyDewetra-VOLTALARM-training-9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\" class=\"wp-image-10032147491\"   title=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Asuman said the Agency can incorporate the system into its forecast, warnings, and advisories, \u201cit will take us to the next level, especially as we issue our Impact-Based Forecasts (IBF).\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyDewetra-VOLTALARM-training-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\" class=\"wp-image-10032147492\"   title=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyDewetra-VOLTALARM-training-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\" class=\"wp-image-10032147495\"   title=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Agency is using the training provided by the Volta Basin Authority to one of the meteorologists to train the rest of the GMeT staff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyDewetra-VOLTALARM-training-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\" class=\"wp-image-10032147494\"   title=\"32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>According to Joshua Asamoah, the training facilitator, flood and drought management necessitate the use of quantitative data. Joshua believes that the system will transform scientific data into warnings for users to act on.<\/p>\n<p>He says, the system will be extremely useful in improving impact-based forecasting.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-two meteorologists from the Ghana Meteorology Agency have undergone a two-day training on MyDewetra VOLTALARM, an early warning system. The system is intended to provide information on flood and drought management. The MyDewetra VOLTALARM will be useful in the analysis and projection of hazard-related events, as well as in providing impact-based scenarios. 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