The WeatherPod

Global Weather Enterprise Forum•www.gweforum.org

WeatherPod is a unique podcast exploring the value of weather and climate information in addressing the mounting challenges and impacts of extreme weather and climate change. Its central theme is the importance of national and international co-operation involving organisations from the public, private and academic sectors which share the common goal of developing timely and accurate weather information and related services to save lives, protect critical infrastructure and enhance economic efficiency.

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Episodes

Episode 3: Partnerships in the Global Weather Enterprise

In this episode of The WeatherPod, Alan Thorpe and David Rogers have invited Christoph Ramshorn into the studio to discuss just how the public and private sectors can work together to maximise the socio-economic benefits of weather information. Christoph is a member of the senior management team at the Swiss weather services company, meteoblue, and was a lead researcher for the recent World Bank report on ‘The Power of Partnership: Public and Private Engagement in Hydromet Services’. Hosted on A...

Nov 05, 2020•44 min

Episode 2: The world of the broadcast meteorologist

In this episode, co-presenters Alan Thorpe and David Rogers talk to hugely experienced broadcast meteorologist, Gerald Fleming ( pictured ). Gerald is the former head of the forecast division of Met Éireann where he was responsible for almost all of the public output of the weather service. One of his tasks was to oversee and organize Met Éireann relationships with Radio Telefís Éireann (RTE – Ireland’s public broadcasting service) and appeared often as an on-air broadcast meteorologist with tel...

Aug 26, 2020•39 min•Ep. 2

Pilot Episode: The academic sector contribution to weather research

Co-operation between the public, private and academic sectors is crucial to the effective use of weather & climate data to help save lives, build social resilience, and to enhance economic efficiency and financial stability. In this pilot episode, co-presenters Alan Thorpe and David Rogers talk to Dr. David Parsons about the role of the academic sector. Dr. Parsons ( pictured ), is Professor Emeritus of the Oklahoma University Department of Meteorology and, until 2018, the Director of the Sc...

Jul 22, 2020•35 min•Ep. 1

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