Global Weather Enterprise Forum
Public, private and academic sectors working together to meet the growing challenge of hazardous weather
Alan and David welcome into the studio Alberto Troccoli, Managing Director of the World Energy & Meteorology Council, and visiting Professor at the University of East Anglia. As more and more of our energy requirements are met by renewables, weather data products have an increasingly important role to play in ensuring continuity of supply.
Continue reading “Episode 17: Energy & meteorology”
In this episode, hosts David Rogers and Alan Thorpe meet Thomas Frei to explore the economics of weather information, the increasing sensitivity of business and society to the weather, and the evolving roles of the public, private and academic sectors in the global weather enterprise.
Continue reading “Episode 16: Economics of weather information”
In this episode of The WeatherPod, hosts David Rogers & Alan Thorpe meet Dr Nina Ridder, of the University of New South Wales and Dr Faith Taylor, of King’s College London to discuss the huge impact extreme weather & climate events – especially compound events, such as heatwaves followed by heavy rainfall – are having on urban areas and human settlements.
This is the second episode of The WeatherPod produced in collaboration with the Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) Community.
Continue reading “Episode 15: Building urban resilience to compound extreme weather events and risks”
In this episode of The WeatherPod, hosts David Rogers & Alan Thorpe meet Yuhan (Douglas) Rao, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies in the US, and Chen Chen, a Senior Research Scientist at the Centre for Climate Research Singapore.
Continue reading “Episode 14: Machine learning and artificial intelligence in weather and climate research”
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In this episode of The WeatherPod, hosts Alan Thorpe & David Rogers meet Dr. A R Subbiah of the The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES).
Continue reading “Episode 13: Enhancing early warning systems in Africa and Asia”