Under the Weather

BBC Radio

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.

11 Episodes

10: Why does the jet stream rule our weather?
5/21/2018
20:35
Simon and Clare explore why the jet stream is so important to our weather and discuss how it impacts on travel with Professor Paul Williams.
09: How does it feel flying into a hurricane?
5/14/2018
20:21
Simon and Clare find out how it feels flying into a hurricane with the American Hurricane Hunter team based in Florida.
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08: What's it like to be in the path of a tornado?
5/7/2018
28:51
Simon and Clare are joined by storm chaser Paul Knightley to discover what it's like to be in the path of a tornado.
07: Whatever happened to acid rain?
4/30/2018
23:43
Professor Christopher Evans joins Simon and Clare to explore if the issue of acid rain is still relevant in the UK today.
06: What does rain smell like?
4/23/2018
26:08
Simon and Clare discover what rain smells like and how our senses and the weather are connected.
05: Should we care about space weather?
4/16/2018
23:55
Simon and Clare are joined by Mike Hapgood, Head Of Space Weather at RAL Space, to discover the impact space weather has on our daily lives.
04: Could climate modification save the planet?
4/9/2018
21:22
Professor James Fleming joins Simon and Clare to explore if human changes to weather and climate could have a positive impact on our planet.
03: What would a nuclear winter look like?
4/2/2018
21:34
Simon and Clare explore the climatic effects of nuclear war with the distinguished Professor of Environmental Science Alan Robock.
02: How long could we survive without ice?
3/26/2018
23:25
Professor Henry Pollack joins Simon and Clare to discuss how an iceless planet would impact on our climate and how rising sea levels would change human life as we know it.
01: Should we still be worried about the ozone layer?
3/19/2018
30:05
Simon and Clare are joined by Professor Lucy Carpenter from the University of York to find out if we should still be worried about the hole in the ozone layer.

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Under the Weather

BBC Radio

11 Episodes

10: Why does the jet stream rule our weather?

09: How does it feel flying into a hurricane?

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

07: Whatever happened to acid rain?

06: What does rain smell like?

05: Should we care about space weather?

04: Could climate modification save the planet?

03: What would a nuclear winter look like?

02: How long could we survive without ice?

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