Friday, March 12, 2010

   Largest interactive weather report - BBC News School Report sets world record

 LONDON, UK -- Hundreds of BBC School Report students across the UK each took a Celsius reading and e-mailed it in to the BBC Weather Centre, where they were compiled for a huge interactive weather report, fronted by the BBC's Carol Kirkwood , setting the world record for the Largest interactive weather report.

   Photo: Weatherman Michael Fish helped students to set the world record

   To create a new world record for the Largest interactive weather report more than 250 schools needed to send in their temperatures and by around 1430GMT, and the target was finally reached.

    Schools from the Shetland Islands in the north to Jersey in the south - and as far away as St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean - were also taking the temperature.

   The temperature reading at every school needed to be verified by an independent witness, not affiliated to the school. This could be the local policeman, minister of religion, doctor or shopkeeper.

   Link: Shcools taking part

   BBC weather forecaster Carol Kirkwood said: "The weather is the one thing in our lives which changes on a daily, even hourly, basis. It's hugely interesting and lots of fun."

   Ex-teacher and BBC News presenter Huw Edwards, who is lending his support to the project, said: "I'm involved because I want to give young people the chance to make the news themselves, and I want to share the principles of good journalism."

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   Friday, March 12, 2010