HS 206 - Climate Change and Weather Forecasting with Janice Dean

Janice Dean is Senior Meteorologist for FOX News and FOX Business. She joins the show to discuss the cold storms sweeping the country.   Dean discusses what should be a part of people's winter emergency kits. She explains why this winter was one of the worst we've ever witnessed... and if this proves that global warming is a hoax.   Watch Janice Dean at www.foxnews.com.   Janice Dean joined Fox News Channel (FNC) in January 2004 and currently serves as senior meteorologist.     Throughout her tenure with FNC, Dean has covered a slew of storms, including: Hurricanes Sandy, Irene, Igor, Earl and Katrina.     Prior to joining the network, Dean served as the news editor and entertainment reporter for "Imus in the Morning," which aired on WFAN-AM New York and was also simulcast nationally on MSNBC. Before her time at the radio station, Dean was a weekend on-air traffic reporter for CBS 2 New York and from 1998-2001, she hosted various radio programs in Houston, Texas including: Metro Networks, KODA-FM, KKBQ-FM and KLDE-FM. She also served as an on-camera weather host at CBOT Television in 1997.     Dean began her career in Ottawa, Canada at CHEZ-FM where she was a morning show co-host, reporter and DJ. She went on to hold numerous positions at CHUM Limited, also in Ottawa, Canada, including: morning news anchor for "Breakfast at the New RO," producer and host of "The Broad Perspective" on CFRA and an anchor for KOOL-FM.     Dean received an honors diploma from Algonquin College in Radio & Television Broadcasting. Janice is a member of the American Meteorological Society and was awarded the AMS Seal of Approval in 2009.