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Atmospheric Traditions

Eight decades after issuing its first undergraduate degrees, Penn State’s meteorology program might just be the global leader in turning weather-obsessed young people into world-class forecasters.

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Photos by Penn State Archives and courtesy Jon NeseMarch / April 2023

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