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Mr. Zoran Vakula, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of the Republic of Croatia, Weather presenter- HTV
Zoran was born on 26 August 1970 in Virovitica, Croatia. In January 1995, he graduated from Geophysics with a major in Meteorology from the Faculty of Science at the University of Zagreb.
In October 1994, he was employed at the Meteorological and Hydrological Service of the Republic of Croatia in the Weather Analysis and Forecasting Department. He became a forecaster in 1995.
In March 2005, he was appointed as Head of the Weather Analysis and Forecasting Department.
Zoran wrote many articles and often presented many lectures and presentations in public, especially in schools and libraries.
From 1996 onwards, he presented many weather forecasts on national and regional radio and TV stations. He occasionally appeared in educational and scientific programmes.
Since 2005, he has been the coordinator of a TV weather team on Croatian Television.
In March 2008, he became the meteorological editor of a TV programme, which once a week focuses on climate changes and global warming.
Since November 2008 he has written his own column in a biweekly newspaper about weather.
He is a member of the Croatian Meteorological Society, the Croatian Journalist Society and a Croatian representative in the Media Committee of the European Meteorological Society.
"I think that weather professionals and forecasters have a great opportunity and responsibility to notice and teach the public about future climate - changes and consequences. An improved and regular communication between forecasters from different countries, together with the exchange of their experiences, knowledge, ideas and communication methods can produce better public understanding and help fighting against Earth's biggest problem."
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