Weather Break

Click here to listen to episode 596 of Weather Break.
Climate change and global warming have become — no pun intended — heated topics of debate in the United States in recent years.  There are legitimate scientific questions and issues on both sides of the discussion about whether or not human activity is contributing to the [...]

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Click here to listen to this episode of Weather Break.
The recent landfall of Hurricane Dean and the approaching anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina reminds us of the importance of coastal wetlands in protecting a region from the impact of the storm surge, which is typically the most expensive part of a hurricane.  While [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 535 of Weather Break.
Each spring, Earth Day gets a lot of press, with the media doing a lot of special reporting on the state of the Earth’s environment and the things that people can do to help improve the quality of the environment. As it happens, today is [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 447 of Weather Break.
The goal of Weather Break is to provide good information to the public about issues associated with weather, climate and the environment. Few topics are more related to “weather, climate and the environment” than the development of wind power resources, yet somehow Weather Break has [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 386 of Weather Break
It’s easy to see how weather can affect trees– a good ice storm can bring down the branches of a sturdy oak, a drought can stunt the growth of a sapling, and so on.  What might not be as obvious is the fact [...]

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