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Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather
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Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

Alok Jha charts the history of weather forecasting from its origins in the early 19th century.

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  • Chaos theory: Using a double pendulum to explain weather's chaotic and unpredictable behaviour — Episode 3

    Duration: 2:10
  • The importance of weather forecasting during the construction and operation of an offshore wind-farm — Episode 3

    Duration: 1:53
  • Why did a World War 1 meteorologist take to the skies to study the weather? — Episode 2

    Duration: 1:55
  • The weather readings taken in Ireland’s remote west coast that saved the D-Day invasion — Episode 2

    Duration: 1:30
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