Do harsh winters really reduce insect populations?  How do those pesky bugs survive winter?  What is the Butterfly Effect?  All this and more in the latest episode of What Is It About The Weather? Are you interested in reading a bit more about the topi...

Rain, sleet and snow may not stop your mail delivery person, but for millennia it has been wreaking havoc on our lives.  So how did we learn to keep ourselves dry? And what technologies have we used and developed to achieve that goal?

Weather can impacts sports in many obvious as well as subtle ways, but have you ever thought about how cloud cover might impact your peak performance?  We explore this idea in the latest episode. If you want to read a bit more about items covered in to...

Do you have an interest in weather?  Maybe a bit more than your average Joe?  In the latest episode we dive into how you can do that. Of course this translates into lots of different resources, and here is a list of many of the items mentioned in this ...

While advances in weather forecasting have improved our ability to predict costly and deadly weather events, weather related cancellations and delays now cost us billions of dollars each year.  So have these weather forecasting advances made us wimpier...

How many ways do we need to be alerted about severe weather?  What is the best way to do it?  How might you answer that question differently based on your age, location or socio-economic position?  Just a few of the questions we ponder in this episode....

Does your favorite weather forecaster too often have you altering your plans or seeking shelter for weather events that don’t pan out? Are they just trying to be cautious?  What happens when you get different weather warnings from different sources?

In 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger burst into flames just over 70 seconds after takeoff.  Despite it being a blue sky day, did weather play a role in its demise?  What would be the long term implications?  We get back to ‘Did weather change history?

Will social media be the primary platform to deliver weather forecasts in the future?  What challenges must be overcome for that to be a reality?  How do you know who you can trust on social media to give you a quality weather forecast?

Did you know your phone has weather instruments on board?  Did you know that people just like you are sharing their weather with others?  Will all this translate into mobile phones becoming the future of weather forecasting?