What Is It About The Weather

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Can Weather Spark Life? Mar 30, 2018

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We all understand the key role that weather plays in creating life. When it comes to severe weather however, we often focus on the danger, destruction and death that they deliver. But is that fair? Take something like lightning … is it just a source of danger? In this episode we explore the role lightning places in creating life.

Some links from this episode:

Past lightning related episodes
- Smell of rain – http://www.whatisitabouttheweather.com/2016/06/17/the-smell-of-rain/
- Lightning direction – http://www.whatisitabouttheweather.com/2016/08/12/lightning-up-or-down/
- Forecasting lightning – http://www.whatisitabouttheweather.com/2016/08/26/can-lightning-be-forecast/
Bacteria are genetically modified by lightning
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6525-bacteria-are-genetically-modified-by-lightning/
Spark for Life: Lightning Strikes Create Minerals Crucial for Early Organisms
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spark-for-life-lightning/
Lightning Helps Fertilize The Soil
- https://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/lightening-helps-fertilize-soil/
The favorite of my lightning pics
- https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipM1gwhnTNlON0vr3UOw5B3ZKVgPl0vQsKY3xsXD
A space window to electrifying science
- https://phys.org/news/2018-03-space-window-electrifying-science.html
Eastern Europe is covered in a dusting of Instagram-worthy orange snow right now
- http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/28/eastern-europe-covered-dusting-instagram-worthy-orange-snow-right-now-7422992/
National Weather Podcast Month
- http://www.weatherpodcastmonth.com/

And now for the episode …

Can Weather Information Be Mobile And Consistent? Mar 23, 2018

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Communicating weather information is challenging even in the best situations. How do we do this well in the mobile era with so little space and small absorption time? How do we make sure there appropriate consistency between varied sources so that people don’t get conflicting information during key decision making moments? Not an easy thing to do, but we discuss some ideas in this episode.

Useful links:

WeatherHype Podcast
- http://www.weatherhypepodcast.com/
National Weather Podcast Month
- http://www.weatherpodcastmonth.com/

And now for the episode …

Did Weather Give Us The United States? Mar 16, 2018

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Did Weather Give Us The United States? Kind of a big question to answer and maybe not easy to do. However, in this episode we explore the formative stages of the colonies that would come together and revolt against a distant monarch. Was weather a key element of their eventual success? Episode related links: The […]

Can Weather Change Time? Mar 09, 2018

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Can Weather Change Time? Since the marriage of Mother Nature and Father Time, weather and time have had a long history. From Daylight Saving Time to UTC to conservation of angular momentum, we dig into the intertwined nature of weather and time. But can weather change time … have a listen to find out. Here […]

Is Weather A Stress Reliever? Mar 02, 2018

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How does being out in the weather make you feel? How about just the sounds of weather and nature? Do they help relieve stress or calm you down? In this episode we explore the idea of how weather and nature sounds can help ease tension and stress in your life. Some useful links from the […]

Did Weather Save My Life? Feb 23, 2018

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Can weather save lives? So often we explore impacts that have unfortunate or negative outcomes on lives, but not everything is negative. Weather and our understanding of weather can play important and positive roles in our lives. In this episode we explore how our the discovery of the barometer would change our understanding of how […]

Why Can’t Hollywood Get Weather Right? Feb 16, 2018

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Why don’t we get more good weather movies? Is something wrong with weather as a key element or core plot? In this episode we explore why Hollywood so often disappoints when it comes to delivering on the weather front. Is it possible to change this? Is weather just too easy of a cheap thrill or […]

Are We Losing Our Universal Language? Feb 09, 2018

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Weather has long been a part of our language, but is it losing its critical place in our conversations? Is weather becoming too emotionally charged to utilize it as a basic construct in conversations? In this episode we explore the role of weather in our communication process and how it might be changing. Is language […]

Do Weather & Energy Have A Renewable Relationship? Feb 02, 2018

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Weather and Energy have a long history together. What does the future of that relationship look like? Smooth sailing or rocky roller coaster? We explore both the past and the future of this fundamental relationship in the this episode. A few links for you: Renewables and the future of energy meteorology http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wea.2066/full In The Elements […]

Is A Quality Weather Forecast A Inalienable Right? Jan 26, 2018

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If life is an inalienable right, then what falls into the category of steps to ensure that basic human right is protected legally? Do weather forecasts fall into that category? Do weather forecasts not provide critical information to preserve ‘life’? And if they do, at what point do we step beyond protection and into useful […]

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