Weather Break

Click here to listen to episode 625 of Weather Break.
At this time of year, everyone wants to know what the upcoming winter is going to be like.  Good sources of information about seasonal forecasts like that include various government weather and climate agencies, private weather consulting firms, and academics.  A bad source of information about [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 620 of Weather Break.
Recently, the staff of Weather Break has been talking a lot about the Bible story of Noah’s Ark.  We’re not theologians or bible historians–we’re thinking about the story from the angle of weather and climate.  In particular, the story brings up a lot of meteorology questions. [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 461 of Weather Break.
Today, of course, is Groundhog Day– a holiday that, frankly, most meteorologists don’t really have a lot of patience for. And, to be blunt, it really isn’t much of a holiday, unless of course you happen to live in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil will [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 441 of Weather Break.
At this time of year, everyone is wondering what the weather of the new year will bring us. If you think that there might be value in forecasts based on astrology, then maybe you should pick up the latest copy of the Farmers Almanac. [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 416 of Weather Break.
On the Catholic calendar of the saints, last Saturday was the feast of St. Albert the Great. Albert was known as the “teacher of everything there is to know”, which is a pretty cool title. Albert make contributions to the study of meteorology, [...]

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