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Dr. Htun Lwin or Tun Lwin is a Burmese meteorologist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Myanmar Natural Disasters News )〕 He holds a PhD in Physics and has worked in Burma's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology since he was 17 years old in 1965 for 44 years until 2009 when he retired from his (then) position as Director General.〔https://www.facebook.com/tunlwin48/about〕 Dr Tun Lwin is a well-known, active "netizen" in Myanmar who operates a free, non-profit online service called Myanmar Climate Change Watch (MCCW). Through various social media platforms such as Facebook and (his website ), he primarily gives weather and climate updates as well as some posts and updates about his own personal life and opinions.〔https://www.facebook.com/tunlwin48〕 He has written numerous successful books on weather in Myanmar, works with local radio stations on weather-related segments and regularly writes articles on various topics not limited to just weather updates in Burmese magazines and newspaper journals. His book, ''The Girl Called La Niña and Articles about Natural Disasters'', won the Science Knowledge Prize in the Thuta Swesone literary awards in 2007.〔Thuta Swesone literary award〕 He also gives presentations at talks and seminars relating to climate change frequently both locally and internationally, in cities and villages in rural areas. On December 10–11, 2009, Lwin presented his 30-page paper at a seminar hosted by the International Centre for Water Hazard (ICHARM) in Tsukuba, Japan, stressing the importance of awareness of storms, tsunamis and flooding in delta regions and potential atural disaster preparedness strategies in the region.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Research papers to be published in Japan )〕 In October 2010 he spoke to the Burmese media about the expected path of Cyclone Giri.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Relief Urgently Needed as Cyclone Giri Leaves Dozens Missing )〕 He currently resides in Yangon, Myanmar with his wife, Mu Mu Than, and three children, two daughters and one son, of which the eldest is married with three children of her own. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Htun Lwin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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