Install rooftop solar panels

Replace incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs

Recycle plastic containers

Use reusable shopping bags

Compost food scraps and yard waste

Burn organic waste in an open pit

Send food scraps with regular trash

Flush food waste down the drain

Driving a larger vehicle less often

Taking public transit, biking, or walking when possible

Keeping the car idling to stay warm

Using premium gasoline for better mileage

Adding insulation to walls and attic

Painting interior walls a lighter color

Planting a lawn in the yard

Installing larger windows without shading

Implementing a carbon pricing system (cap-and-trade or carbon tax)

Increasing subsidies for fossil fuel exploration

Banning all recycling programs

Encouraging single-use product purchases

Predict hazards and provide timely warnings so people can take protective actions

Prevent storms from forming

Lower average yearly temperatures

Repair damaged infrastructure after a storm

Short-range storm track and timing (when and where it will hit)

Long-term climate projections for the next 50 years

Average annual rainfall totals

Monthly sunshine hours

To communicate forecast uncertainty and help people make risk-based decisions

To confuse the general public

To make storms less likely

To reduce the cost of weather reports

Issue timely warnings, open shelters, and coordinate evacuations as needed

Ignore the forecast and continue normal activities

Close schools for the entire year

Increase road construction projects