#atmospheric-science
12 episodes
#5345: Forecasting for Cranes, Fires, and 15-Minute Decisions
The public five-day forecast is a loss leader. Here's what bespoke weather looks like when money and lives ride on it.
#5322: How New Is the Air You're Breathing?
A sealed air pillow from AliExpress leads to a genuinely strange question: how old are the molecules you're breathing right now?
#4877: Hunting the Year-Round Swamp Climate
Where on Earth is it always hot, humid, and buggy? And what does the body do when sweat stops working?
#4855: What Turbulence Actually Does to a Plane
How climate change is increasing clear-air turbulence — and why your plane can handle far more than you feel.
#4674: Why Earth's Heat Has a Ceiling (And 57°C Is a Lie)
Why 40°C is routine but 57°C is impossible, and what that means for your body, your car's thermometer, and heatwave deaths.
#4673: What "Feels Like" Really Means on Your Weather App
Heat index, wind chill, and why two apps can give different numbers on the same street. The science behind that little number.
#3069: Why UV Index and Temperature Don't Match
Why Israel hit a UV index of 11 while the thermometer barely reached 28°C.
#1977: Why Earth Can't Hit 60°C
Death Valley hit 53.9°C, but the planet seems stuck. Here’s the physics behind Earth’s natural heat ceiling and the biological danger zone.
#1975: The Global Choreography of Weather Balloons
Why we still launch 1,000 balloons daily into the stratosphere—and why satellites can't replace them.
#653: The Chemical Cocktail: Why Desert Dust Makes Smog Deadlier
Discover the science behind the "chemical cocktail"—a toxic mix of desert dust and urban emissions turning city skies into a gritty, yellow haze.
#618: When Ancient Cloth Beats Modern Filters
As Jerusalem turns orange under a massive dust storm, Herman and Corn explore how Bedouin traditions and human biology adapt to a world of sand.
#565: Beyond the AQI: What Your Air Quality App Misses
Why was the sky orange? Herman and Corn dive into the science of air quality, from desert dust to the invisible particles in our lungs.