Rain or shine? A short history of the weather forecast
A century and a half of scientific meteorology.
How did we get from not having any reliable way of predicting the weather just 150 years ago, to today's accurate, tailor-made forecasts for places as small as a village? Bridget Kendall and guests trace the history of meteorology, from its first steps as an aid to quicker trans-Atlantic shipping to the latest methods which can help anticipate weather events as short-lived as a tornado.
Bridget is joined by Kristine Harper, a former US Navy forecaster and now a history professor at Florida State University; Peter Gibbs who started out as a meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey and the UK's Met Office before becoming one of the best known weather forecasters on 91热爆 radio and television; and Peter Moore, a writer and historian with a particular interest in weather discoveries of the 19th century.
Photo: A hurricane is seen from the International Space Station. (Scott Kelly/NASA via Getty Images)
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