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Natural phenomena, extending beyond what's strictly weather, often get lumped into "meteorology", including earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. One fairly we
by dredmorbius 3y ago
Natural phenomena, extending beyond what's strictly weather, often get lumped into "meteorology", including earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. One fairly well-known case is the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), whose remit includes not just weather by hydrology, seismology, and volcanology.
Generally: concerns of an extra-human, non-biological origin. E.g., JMA doesn't address pandemics.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency>