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The Origins Of Modern Meteorology

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Radar shows storm systems over the United States
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 10:45 a.m. EDT shows frontal boundary across the Midwest and Ohio Valley with light to moderate rain with thunderstorms likely, some being severe. Light to moderate rain over northern New England associated with a slow moving area of low pressure. Otherwise, fair weather across the rest of the Eastern US. AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND

It’s easy to take checking the weather forecast for granted. But how did predicting the weather come to be? We learn about one man’s impact on the history and invention of modern-day weather science.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Jane Rotonda Producer
  • Jon Martin Guest

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