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What Is It About The Weather

Because there is more to weather than weather itself. What Is It About The Weather is a podcast/vidcast series where we explore the various ways weather is intertwined into and impacts our lives. Weather itself is interesting and amazing, but what can be even more fascinating and intriguing is how much influence it actually has in our lives. In this journey we hope you will find yourself laughing, enjoying, and learning and from time to time even uttering “I did not know that”. Weather geek by nature, atmospheric scientist by degree and meteorologist by trade, your host Mark T Jelinek loves talking about the weather. That love for weather actually drove him back to graduate school after a successful first career in the information services field. He looks forward to expanding your weather horizons and along the way is likely to be heard muttering “I did not know that”.
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Episodes

Are We Thankful For Weather?

In this season of thanks and gratitude, are we grateful for the weather around us and its role in our life?

Nov 27, 202022 min

What Is Your Weather Data Worth?

In the world of 'big data' we have begun to analyze what our personal data is worth. Have you thought about your weather data?

Nov 20, 202026 min

Is Weather A Weapon?

We have talked before about weather modification, but is it feasible to modify weather in a way where it becomes a weapon?

Nov 13, 202025 min

Does Weather Bend or Break?

Exposure to air provides very visual reminders of its influence on metal, but how does weather impact this building block of the modern world?

Nov 06, 202028 min

Does Lightning Strike Twice?

Lightning may not strike twice but how about millions of times? Or is just twice enough to cause a curse?

Oct 23, 202025 min

What's Up With The Weather?

How does my weather situation change as I go vertical? Have you ever thought about the challenges you can face when you escape to higher altitudes?

Oct 16, 202028 min

Is Weather Making Me Sleepy?

Do you feel certain weather makes you sleepy or even keep you up at night? How exactly does weather impact the quality of our ZZZZZZZs?

Oct 09, 202023 min

What About Tiny Weather?

We often think about weather events as very large scale, but like many things both its origins and impacts can be microscopic.

Oct 02, 202023 min

How Sweet Is Your Weather?

Do you know the role weather plays in curing your sweet tooth? No matter the season, weather plays a roll in influencing the many sources of sugary treats.

Sep 25, 202028 min

Is Weather As Good As Coffee?

Can weather improve your alertness or reaction time? How does weather impact or ability to make decisions and stay aware?

Sep 18, 202025 min

Do You Carry Weather In Your Wallet?

What do you think about before you head on a shopping trip? Does it include a weather check...even if you are shopping indoors?

Sep 11, 202026 min

Does Weather Make Me Happy?

We often associate weather with putting us in a bad mood or even depressed, but can weather actually make you happy?

Sep 04, 202021 min

Does Weather Make You Want To Move?

We know weather triggers animal migration, but is weather really a primary reason we migrate? Do we place an amenity value on weather?

Aug 28, 202026 min

Accurately Consistent Forecasts?

Can accuracy and consistency both exists in weather forecasting? Which is more important in keeping trust when developing a weather forecast?

Aug 21, 202024 min

What Color Is Your Weather?

Certainly severe weather can make it hard to see well at times, but how does weather impact the colors we see every single day?

Aug 14, 202026 min

What If Your Weather Shelter Is In Process?

There may be no industry with a more direct connection to weather than the construction industry. How do they, if at all, utilize weather data in their project planning and management?

Jul 31, 202022 min

Is Weather A Market Mover?

It is well known that weather extremes can impact prices of commodities, market segments or individual companies, but what about financial markets as a whole? Can weather make market movers act even if in an irrational way?

Jul 24, 202031 min

Does Weather Sink The Souffle?

Does weather impact the cooking we do in our kitchen? Can we adjust to keep weather from ruining our favorite treats?

Jul 17, 202029 min

What's Up With My Watch?

What does weather have to do with your current elevation? Maybe nothing, but it sure is likely that if you are determining your elevation that measuring the weather is key.

Jul 10, 202028 min

Why Do We Crave Summer?

Do you love summer so much that you crave its arrival? Is this memory driven response, related to body chemicals or something even more fundamental?

Jun 26, 202025 min

Which Weather Does My Plane Hate?

Many types of weather can lead to those dreaded weather delays, but which types of weather are the most dangerous for today's large jets?

Jun 19, 202026 min

Is It Easier To Just Fake Weather?

Getting the weather right in a movie can certainly be a tricky thing, particularly when snow is involved. Getting those winter scenes just right can be important to conveying the right mood, but mother nature does not always want to cooperate. What happens when she doesn't?

Jun 12, 202024 min

Which Spectrum Is More Important?

Enhancements in technology have helped improve weather forecasting for many years, but now we are facing a clash between technology advancement and weather forecasts. Will our push into 5G technology set us back decades in weather forecasting?

Jun 05, 202027 min

Did You Maybe Think About The Weather First?

You would think that anyone who was going to build a ski resort that they would consider the weather...right? Well apparently they don't always do that or if they do maybe they just block it out in their mind.

May 29, 202024 min

Did Weather Give Us The Goodyear Blimp?

Did weather change how we travel through the air? In 1937 the airship Hindenburg caught fire during its landing in NJ. Was weather to blame and did it bring about the end of airships as an effective air travel method?

May 22, 202024 min

Do You Have Weather Fatigue?

Do you suffer from weather related fatigue? How is it different from normal fatigue? What signs are there for this type of stress fatigue? How might we leverage similar situations we are dealing with related to the COVID pandemic?

May 15, 202026 min

Are Weather Forecasts Too Good?

Have weather forecasts reached a state where we trust and rely on them too much? Are they really good enough to allow us to plan days in advance for time sensitive tasks? Or will they just let us down when we need them most?

May 08, 202021 min
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