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Tomàs Molina
Tomàs Molina i Bosch (born September 26, 1963) is a Catalan meteorologist and TV presenter. He's been working as the Televisió de Catalunya weather broadcaster for over 30 years and has directed its meteorological department since 1987. He's been described as "Catalonia's most beloved weather man". Education and career First, he studied Physical Sciences at the University of Barcelona, specializing in geoscience and cosmology, and then he got a doctorate in Communication. Ever since 2000, he's been an associate professor at his alma mater, where he teaches weather forecasting as a subject as well as a Master in Meteorology. Apart from working as a professor, he's one of the vicepresidents of the board of the , as well as one of the board directors of the Meteorological Service of Catalonia, and serves as a European Climate Pact Ambassador. Besides, he has published several meteorology-themed books, such as ''Contes del temps: Una història per a cada mes de l’any'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badalona
Badalona (, , , ) is a municipality in Barcelonès county, in Catalonia (Spain). It is located to the north east of Barcelona, on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By population, it is the third largest city in Catalonia and the twenty-third in Spain. It became a city in 1897. Names The name Badalona comes from ancient Iberian word ''Baitolo'' according to the legend of several bronze coins of the end of the 2nd century BC found in the city. This word was the origin of the Latin name ''Baetulo'' that was as the Romans named the new city they founded off the coast of present Badalona. The oldest mention of the name Baetulo is from ''De Chorographia'' of Pomponius Mela (43–44 AD), who use the same name for the Besòs river (named ''Bissaucio'' during the Middle Ages). Following the Roman era, during the High Middle Ages the name ''Baetulo'' evolved to ''Bitulona'', which was the most common name but not the onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
