Weathered Questions

Weathered Questions

By Jan Ryherd & Kaj O'MaraScienceEducationNatureEarth Sciences
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Weathered Questions episodes

  • Weathered Questions 5.5

    In this week's episode: aviation weather: turbulence, viewing clouds from an airplane, why can't airplanes fly through storms, airlines and weather data. 

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    28 min
  • Weathered Questions 5.4

    In this week's episode: cyclical weather patterns, funnel clouds and rotation, watches & warnings polygons, outdoor warning sirens and WEAs. 

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    27 min
  • Weathered Questions 5.2

    In this week's episode: All things radar - types of radar, what meteorologists look for, what gets picked up that isn't weather, radar artifacts. 

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    28 min
  • Weathered Questions 4.12

    In this week's episode: cloud iridescence, weather experiments, CoCoRahs weather reporting, warmth of sunshine and outflow boundaries. 

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    29 min
  • Weathered Questions 4.11

    In this week's episode, and as a follow-up to 4.1, we pull back the curtain on life as a broadcast meteorologist: morning met schedules, important non-science classes, being on TV for the first time and the drawbacks of being a TV meteorologist. 

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    28 min
  • Weathered Questions 4.10

    In this week's episode: predicting the weather based on clouds, meteorology tools, different rain types, why some storms produce hail while others produce wind and tornadoes, layered hail. 

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    28 min
  • Weathered Questions 4.9

    In this week's episode: cirrocumulus and altocumulus clouds, the perfect date, lightning fatalities, dangerous sports, estimated precipitation timing.

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    28 min
  • Weathered Questions 4.8

    In this week's episode: special guest Dr. Tim Sagers joins Jan and Kaj to to explore how weather impacts health, including joint pain, migraines, mood, sneezing and common misconceptions about cold weather and illness. 

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    27 min

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Ever wonder why the sky turns green during severe weather, how meteorologists develop a forecast or what that chance for precipitation really means? Weathered Questions is your go-to podcast for…