Jet Streaming for Wednesday, December 26
Will global warming increase stormy weather? Researchers at Purdue University say it may. We talk with Purdue scientist Robert J. Trapp about a recent study. Plus, Minnesota photographer Jim Brandenburg joins us from the shores of Lake Superior to talk photography and weather. (22:11s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, December 19
Caltech professor Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht explains the science behind snowflakes. Plus, the origins of Christmas and one last batch of gift ideas for the weather geek in your life. (24:52s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, December 11
Bird expert Caroll Henderson talks about an amazing collection of eggs which reveals changing patterns in the climate. Plus we revist the great "Ice Bowl" football game between the Greenbay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. And don't forget - the geeks have got weathery gadgets on the mind for Christmas. (24:00s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, December 4
Drought and drowning... the United States has regions suffering from both. We'll find out what climatologists think about it. Plus, the Weather Website of the Week and holiday gift recommendations for the weather geek in your life. (22:00s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, November 28
Let it snow! On this week's edition of Jet Streaming host Cathy Wurzer goes on location to a ski slope where snow is being made to find out the science behind it. Next the weather geeks talk to a researcher in Colorado who measures the white stuff when it comes down naturally. Plus the Weather Website of the Week: www.cocorahs.org. (23:00s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, November 21
The debate has been quite heated recently over global warming - no pun intended. The founder of The Weather Channel has said climate change is a hoax and he's critical of the media for fostering what he thinks is a scam. Meanwhile, scientists with the IPCC are still sounding the alarm tht a warmer climate could mean the extinction of some species. Global warming from both sides - here on Jet Streaming. Plus, the weather website of the week - www.nature.org. (35:00s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, November 13
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) starts to set in this time of year - the weather geeks will talk about these winter blues. Plus, the Natioanl Weather Service's view on reportedly faulty radiosondes and the Weather Website of the Week: www.cumul.us. (22:00s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, November 7
The National Weather service is having a hard time getting accurate readings from a new set of weather balloons. Plus, why are we all such weenies about the weather this time of year - and not so much in say, March? The weather geeks will find out on this week's podcast. (22:04s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, October 31
Remember the great Halloween Blizzard of 1991? Have any stories from it Well, the weather geeks sure do - in fact they recount many of them on this 32nd edition of Jet Streaming. Also, the weather Website of the week: "Wisconsin Weather Stories" at www.weatherstories.ssec.wisc.edu This is a site where folklorists and meterologists team up to tell the science and stories surrounding weather and storms much like the Halloween super blizzard. (23:00s)

The Best of Jets (so far) for Thursday, October 25
Podcast #31 The weather geeks take the week off, but, we don't want to leave you hanging. The producers put together a "best of" program. Hear portions of some of the most interesting weather related chats we've had since our first podcast, back in March of 2007. (25.00s)

Jet Streaming for Thursday, October 18
The most violent of storms carry clues to how our global climate is changing. Hurricane scientist Kerry Emanuel says it's not necessarily the number of tropical disturbances, but the intensity that has him concerned. Kerry Emanuel, professor of atmospheric science at MIT, is the author of the new book, "What We Know About Climate Change" and "Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes." (23:00s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, October 9
There has been a measurable increase in the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere over the past few years, and a researcher says that's a sure sign of climate change. We talk with Dr. Ben Santer with the Lawrence Livermore Lab in California about his research into the human "fingerprint" on water vapor in the atmosphere. The weather website of the week is a good one! Here it is: http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/ (22:30s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, October 2
Winter's coming and the Old Farmer's Almanac is out with predictions. How accurate are they? The weather geeks ask. Despite Florida having more tornadoes than most other states, only one Florida city has tornado warning sirens and they were just installed. The Jet Streaming crew asks Tom Sorrells of WKMG TV in Orlando about the situation. The weather website of the week deals with snow, check it out at http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov/ (24:00s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, September 26
In this edition of Jet Streaming, we take a look at the new, more focused, regional storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service. Plus, moving out of your comfort zone - gardening for the "microclimates" in your yard. (25:00s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, September 18
In this edition of Jet Streaming we take a look at how educators are being educated on science and how, in turn, this affects students. Plus, a listener question on the strength of hurricanes. (22:14s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, September 11
In this edition of Jet Streaming we look at how La Nina is going to affect the upcoming winter. Plus, the botched forecast for Hurricane Felix. (30:27s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, September 4
This week on Jet Streaming, we meet two members of the Air Force Reserve's famed 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, the "Hurricane Hunters," who fly into some of the world's worst storms. Also this week, a primer on why trees turn those beautiful shades of red and gold. The weather website of the week dovetails nicely with that subject. It is: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html (27:25s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, August 29
Each state has its own unique state fair. These are gatherings that celebrate the best each state has to offer. This week on Jet Streaming, Cathy Wurzer, Paul Huttner and Mark Seeley find perspectives on meteorology at the Minnesota State Fair. (21:49s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, August 21
This week on Jet Streaming, deadly flash floods have inundated parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Cathy Wurzer, Paul Huttner and Mark Seeley explore the intricacies of forecasting flash floods. They also look at how the weather affects the well-being of all living things; it is a field of study called biometeorology. All that, plus the weather website of the week: http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ (24:28s)

Jet Streaming for Thursday, August 16, 2007
How accurate are the forecasts you get from local TV meteorologists? Surprisingly accurate, depending on your part of the country. Cathy Wurzer and Paul Huttner talk to a person who rates the accuracy of TV forecasts, and they'll also have a hurricane season update. The website of the week? www.hurricanehunters.com. (17:40s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, August 7, 2007
There's a battle underway against invasive species -- non-indigenous insects, fish, animals, and plants that adversely affect the habitats they invade. This week on Jet Streaming: the harm they can do and how the climate plays a factor. Plus, Mark Seeley takes us on a tour of a weather observatory. (32:16s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Those old pieces of weather folklore like "red sky at night: sailors delight" do have a kernel of truth to them. On this week's Jet Streaming, we'll talk with Canada's weather guru, David Phillips, about those delightful pieces of weather lore. Plus, we'll have an update on the drought, and unveil this week's weather website. It is: www.cpc.noaa.gov/products (26:57s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Ever wondered how high humidity affects your favorite home run hitter? This week on Jet Streaming: weather and the physics of baseball. Plus, we remember Minnesota's "Storm of the Century." (29:38s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Ever sat on the runway because of bad weather? Weather is a big factor in flying, and the major airlines all have their own meteorologists. This week on Jet Streaming: aviation meteorology and how we name hurricanes. (18:44s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, July 11, 2007
It's been a stormy few weeks at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Director Bill Proenza has gone on leave, amid questions about his leadership. On this week's Jet Streaming, we talk about that controversy with The Weather Underground's Jeff Masters - and also delve into the monsoon season. (25:59s)

Jet Streaming for Thursday, July 5, 2007
Imagine the impact 130 mile per hour winds can have on land. Now, consider the deadly potential of those same winds over open water. On this week's Jet Streaming, we meet a sailor who survived fierce derecho winds, and we explore what causes them. (22:41s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 27, 2007
The Chicago heat wave of 1995 killed more than 600 people. Significant heat related deaths were recorded in Milwaukee and St. Louis in July of that year too. On Jet Streaming, this week, we'll talk about how the air temperature and humidity combine to become potentially dangerous this time of year. (23:30s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, June 19, 2007
There are parts of Alabama that haven't seen an inch of rain since January. A severe drought is gripping parts of the country and on this week's Jet Streaming, the weather geeks delve into the drought, and they celebrate the summer solstice. (23:55s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Farmers closely watch the weather, and so do commodities brokers, not to mention those who trade in energy futures. It is a huge business and the results depend, largely, on Mother Nature. On this week's Jet Streaming, we talk with a commodities broker and we find out who won the weather radio! (25:07s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Did you know that each bolt of lightning contains about one billion volts of electricity? That is enough power to light a 100 watt bulb for three months. The weather geeks talk to Ron Holle, a lightning researcher with Vaisala, Incorporated of Tucson, Arizona. (20:56s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Tornadoes are one of Mother Nature's most dangerous storms, and on Jet Streaming, we talk with a storm chaser who saw one of the most powerful twisters in recent memory--the F5 tornado that destroyed most of Greensburg, Kansas. Check out his Web site: www.tornadohead.com (25:52s)

Jet Streaming for Thursday, May 24, 2007
This year, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration will start using a cutting-edge modeling system for hurricane track and intensity forecasts. The weather geeks talk with Dr. Naomi Surgi, who's been heading up this project, and they say farewell to a long time national weather service employee. (23:38s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Pioneer radar researcher Don Burgess joins Jet Streaming this week. Also, with raging wildfires burning up the country from Florida to California to Minnesota, the weather geeks look at how a wildfire creates its own microclimate. (23:26s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, May 8, 2007
How many times have you heard the old saying "there is a silver lining in every cloud"? Cathy, Mark and Craig talk with internationally known cloud afficionado Gavin Pretor-Pinney, the author of "The CloudSpotting Guide" and founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, based in London, about the beauty of clouds. (24:11s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Severe weather can be big news and one of the top weather broadcasters in the country knows what it takes to get timely and lifesaving information out to his viewers and listeners. The weather geeks talk to Gary England, chief meterologist at KWTV, News 9, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma about being in the eye of the storm and the high tech weather coverage at his station. (25:31s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, April 24, 2007
How hard is it to forecast the weather? The weather geeks talk with Kelly Savoie of the American Meteorological Society about the science and art of forecasting for broadcast. They also offer a a primer on reading weather radar. (22:42s)

Jet Streaming for Thursday, April 19, 2007
Spring is spreading across the landscape, so the weather geeks talk about cloud formations and dig into the studies of phenology and biometeorology. This week's guest is phenologist Mark Schwartz from the USA National Phenology Network and the geography department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (23:14s)

Jet Streaming for Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The weather geeks talk with Dr. Bryan Schuman, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Minnesota, about the IPCC's recently released report on global warming. They also delve into why severe weather warnings don't catch as many ears as they should. (24:26s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, April 3, 2007
This week, MPR's Cathy Wurzer is joined by Dr. Mark Seeley, a climatology professor at the University of Minnesota and Morning Edition weather commentator and Craig Edwards, MPR meteorologist and former National Weather Service chief meteorologist. The weather geeks go over the just-released 2007 Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Forecast and talk tornadoes with Texas Tech University's Dr. Jim McDonald, the co-creator of the soon-to-be-used Enhanced Fujita Scale. (21:21s)

Jet Streaming for Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Dr. Mark Seeley, a climatology professor at the University of Minnesota and Morning Edition weather commentator. Craig Edwards, MPR meteorologist, and former National Weather Service chief meteorologist, and Pete Boulay, the assistant Minnesota state climatologist discuss how the coming of spring is measured, the importance of severe weather warnings, and favorite weather Web sites. (18:17s)