Tomàs Molina

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Tomàs Molina i Bosch (Badalona, September, 26 of 1963) is a popular meteorologist and a catalan television presenter. Married and with three sons, he is degree in Physics by the University of Barcelona and journalist registered.

At present day he is the chief of meteorology of Televisió de Catalunya (or TVC for short, is Catalonia’s public broadcasting network and advisor to the SAM, Servicios Audiovisuales en Meteorología, of Activa Multimedia Digital[1]. SAM produces Canal Méteo (the Spanish weather channel) and weather information to internet, press, TV channels and mobile phones.

Everyone can periodically see him presenting the weather forecast in “El temps” in TV3[2], exactly after the “Telenotícies” (News), in the 3/24 (24 hours news channel of TV3) and in the nights the weather forecast in the program “La nit al dia” (The night in the day) presented and directed by Mònica Terribas. He has also presented and directed reports of divulging about the climate change and environmental risks.

At international level he is vice-chairman of the International Association of Broadcast Meteorology – IAMB[3] and temporary president of the Climate Broadcasters Network[4] – Europe depending of the European Commission about the Communication of the Climate Change.

He was also a member of the report called CRECE[5] about the social perception and the state of the science in Spain.

At national level he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Weather Catalan Service (Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya) and president of the Catalan Board of Advice of the Scientific Communication[6], C4. Teacher of Weather Prediction in the Master on Meteorology[7] of the Faculty of Physics[8] at the University of Barcelona. Recently he was a commissioner of the exhibition “Approach into the Sciente”[9] and "Activa't!" about the tecnological improvements of the CCRTV [10] that could be seen in Palau Robert (Barcelona). Also he has been a commissioner of “Protagonistas en verde” (Protagonists in green) of Punto Radio (a Spanish Radio Broadcast).

His dynamic spirit and the eagerness to teach to the smallest to being of the child animation group called “Julivert” (Parsley) until 1987. Then he close a cycle in the one that combined the task of teenagers monitor for more than 10 years in Badalona.

During his youth he participated in the group JEGNAT which recordted for the disk “Cinc cèntims d’or” (Five cents of gold) the song “I, demà què?” (And tomorrow what?), the first of the B side.

[edit] Published books

During his long professional career he has published different books. There are storybooks addressed to the smallest about the seasons and subjects.

  • Tu, jo i el medi ambient: respostes a les preguntes bàsiques. Editorial Pòrtic SA. Barcelona. 2001. 174 pages.
  • Contes del temps. Barcelona. La Galera. 2003. 40 pages
  • Contes de l’univers. Barcelona. La Galera. 2004. 40 pages
  • Contes de la Terra. Barcelona. La Galera. 2006. 40 pages
  • Cuentos del cielo y la Tierra. Barcelona. La Galera. 2007. 40 pages

Now he is waiting the Publishing of “El año que mi abuelo vio llover” of Editorial Planeta, about the climate change.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Activa Multimedia Digital S.L.
  2. ^ Espacio d'El Temps en TV3 (catalán)
  3. ^ International Asociation of Broadcast Meteorology
  4. ^ Climate Broadcasters Network
  5. ^ Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España
  6. ^ Consell Català de la Comunicació Científica
  7. ^ Máster en Meteorología
  8. ^ Faculdad de Física de la Universidad de Barcelona
  9. ^ Exposició "Apropa't a la Ciència"
  10. ^ Exposition "Activa't" in Palau Robert of Barcelona

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