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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Episodes

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 Professor Paul Williams.

May 21, 2018•21 min

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.

May 14, 2018•20 min

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.

May 07, 2018•29 min

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.

Apr 30, 2018•24 min

06: What does rain smell like?

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

Apr 23, 2018•26 min

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 on our daily lives.

Apr 16, 2018•24 min

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 impact on our planet.

Apr 09, 2018•21 min

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 Alan Robock.

Apr 02, 2018•22 min

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 rising sea levels would change human life as we know it.

Mar 26, 2018•23 min

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 worried about the hole in the ozone layer.

Mar 19, 2018•30 min

Welcome to Under the Weather

Simon and Clare share a preview of what to expect from Under the Weather.

Mar 15, 2018•2 min

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