MPR: Jet Streaming

How will the incoming Obama administration deal with climate change? We take Washington's temperature with leading climate scientist Dr. Stephen Schneider of Stanford University. And we highlight some great weather books for kids of all ages with Karen Hoyle of the University of Minnesota. You're never too young to start learning about the weather at our Website of the Week at http://weatherwizkids.com/

This is a big week in world weather science as the representatives of 190 nations converge on Poznan, Poland for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. We speak to Dr. Renate Christ of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on what may come out of this major world conference. And we visit the Jet Streaming Bookshelf to speak to Curt Brown. His new book, "So Terrible A Storm" tells the story of the 1905 Lake Superior storm that wiped out 31 ships. You can keep an eye on the action at the UN conference in Poland by going to our Website of the Week at http://unfccc.int

The season is now over for hurricanes in the U.S. Greg Holland of the National Center for Atmospheric Research joins us to talk about what we learned from this year's season and how a new study may help us track hurricanes with more accuracy than ever before. And are you ready to hit the road for the Thanksgving holiday? Shannon Swanson of AAA will give us the travel forecast for savings and safety. Get a jump on winter ice safety from the Minnesota DNR at our Website of the Week at: www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/ice

Minnesota-native Heidi Stefanyshyn-Piper returned to space this week aboard the shuttle Endeavor. What kind of "weather" will Heidi be walking in? And how does space weather affect the weather on Earth? We find out from Bill Murtagh from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. We also get winter car care tips from Pete Frits of St. Paul's Park Service. And our Website of the Week is a double-header! Learn more about your native planet at The Encyclopedia of Earth http://www.eoearth.org/ and check out the daily space weather at http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/index.html

The first major snow storms of the season marched across the Great Plains and the Dakotas last week. Just in time for Winter Hazard Awareness Week in Minnesota, Kristine Chapin of the state's Department of Public Safety tells us how to work, travel and play safe in the months to come. And our Website at the Week at The Weather Channel shows kids how think smart about winter at www.theweatherchannelkids.com.