Under the Weather

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Under the Weather episodes

May 21, 2018 10: Why does the jet stream rule our weather?
Simon and Clare explore why the jet stream is so important to our weather and discuss how it impacts on travel with Professor Paul Williams.
21 min
May 14, 2018 09: How does it feel flying into a hurricane?
Simon and Clare find out how it feels flying into a hurricane with the American Hurricane Hunter team based in Florida.
21 min
May 07, 2018 08: What's it like to be in the path of a tornado?
Simon and Clare are joined by storm chaser Paul Knightley to discover what it's like to be in the path of a tornado.
29 min
April 30, 2018 07: Whatever happened to acid rain?
Professor Christopher Evans joins Simon and Clare to explore if the issue of acid rain is still relevant in the UK today.
24 min
April 23, 2018 06: What does rain smell like?
Simon and Clare discover what rain smells like and how our senses and the weather are connected.
27 min
April 16, 2018 05: Should we care about space weather?
Simon and Clare are joined by Mike Hapgood, Head Of Space Weather at RAL Space, to discover the impact space weather has on our daily lives.
24 min
April 09, 2018 04: Could climate modification save the planet?
Professor James Fleming joins Simon and Clare to explore if human changes to weather and climate could have a positive impact on our planet.
22 min
April 02, 2018 03: What would a nuclear winter look like?
Simon and Clare explore the climatic effects of nuclear war with the distinguished Professor of Environmental Science Alan Robock.
22 min
March 26, 2018 02: How long could we survive without ice?
Professor Henry Pollack joins Simon and Clare to discuss how an iceless planet would impact on our climate and how rising sea levels would change human life as we know it.
24 min
March 19, 2018 01: Should we still be worried about the ozone layer?
Simon and Clare are joined by Professor Lucy Carpenter from the University of York to find out if we should still be worried about the hole in the ozone layer.
31 min

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Meteorologists Simon King and Clare Nasir love the weather. In this BBC podcast, they are joined by a range of experts as they answer some of weatherâ€™s most challenging questions.