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Under the Weather

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 weather’s most challenging questions.

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10: Why does the jet stream rule our weather?

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 Prof... Read more

21 May 2018

20mins

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09: How does it feel flying into a hurricane?

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.

14 May 2018

20mins

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08: What's it like to be in the path of a tornado?

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.

7 May 2018

28mins

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07: Whatever happened to acid rain?

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... Read more

30 Apr 2018

23mins

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06: What does rain smell like?

06: What does rain smell like?

Simon and Clare discover what rain smells like and how our senses and the weather are connected.

23 Apr 2018

26mins

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05: Should we care about space weather?

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... Read more

16 Apr 2018

23mins

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04: Could climate modification save the planet?

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 i... Read more

9 Apr 2018

21mins

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03: What would a nuclear winter look like?

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 Al... Read more

2 Apr 2018

21mins

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02: How long could we survive without ice?

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 risin... Read more

26 Mar 2018

23mins

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01: Should we still be worried about the ozone layer?

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 wor... Read more

19 Mar 2018

30mins

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