MeteoHeroes’ Adventures Podcast

Let's talk about minerals. There are so many of them on our planet and some of them are very important. Let's discover some curiosities about terrestrial minerals.

Three children have been trapped inside a famous cave in Italy by a landslide! Nubess and Thermo are chosen for the mission. Maculans (the pollution) are in the cave stealing its precious minerals! The two MeteoHeroes will take the smudgy puffs of pollution out and restore all the minerals to their proper place. Mission accomplished!

Do you know what a tsunami is and why it forms? To discover many curiosities about this fascinating but dangerous natural phenomenon, listen to this episode of Fun Facts with the MeteoHeroes

A giant, unstable iceberg has drifted right off the coast of a halibut fishermen's village in Greenland! Thermo and Nix Jet Stream to the site and set about re- freezing the iceberg to keep it together until it’s a safe distance from shore... but a trawler turns out to still be in the area, so they can’t successfully complete the process until they can get the unexpected fishermen out of the area…then also Ventum is sent in to help save the day! I twill be another great triumph for the MeteoHeroes!

Bicycle - Do you know when bicycles were invented? You will surely be surprised to know who invented the first bicycle! Discover some fun facts about one of the most environmentally friendly means of transport in the world.

A German town needs the MeteoHeroes’ help in finding the missing solar panels. Without the power-supplying panels, the bicycle path is completely dark and dangerous, the train is stuck between stations and the school and houses have no light or heat! Pluvia and Fulmen are chosen to help the town.

Why are there rules in National Parks and protected areas? What are these rules and why is it very important to respect them?

The Iguazù National Park on the border between Argentina and Brasil has been overrun by tourists! There are too many people “having fun” in this protected area where so many endangered animal species live! Thermo and Nubess are chosen to go bring peace and quiet back to the park.

How do parcel and goods shipments work with large cargo ships? How long do they take? Are they polluting and dangerous for the oceans?

Two big ships have collided in a harbor in the Mediterranean Sea – a modern motor vessel carrying automobiles, and a dilapidated old rust bucket carrying containers of paint! The Spanish Coast Guard is calling for the MeteoHeroes’ help to prevent the potentially harmful cargo from falling into the sea! Pluvia and Nix are chosen to go save the day but they will need help from Giantgiga.

Find out why it's important for the Planet and how to do it correctly.

Have you ever heard of Light Pollution? Find out what it is and how many types of light pollution exist.

The other MeteoHeroes wait for Adam(Fulmen) to finish pigging out – wolfing down everything left on the kitchen table... He finishes and tosses everything remaining into the rubbish bin... WITHOUT SEPARATING OUT THE RECYCLABLES! Emilia loudly chides him for this careless, and very un-MeteoHero-like, act! Just as the ALARM sounds. Too many inexperienced climbers are trying to scale the famous peak of Mont Blanc - putting themselves into danger, and leaving rubbish everywhere. The MeteoHeroes have got to clean up that mountain! Ventum and Nix are chosen for the mission. Their efforts to restore the mountain paths to their pristine state are complicated by the perils inherent in mountaineering AND the presence of Maculans, who are determined to help a pair of ill-prepared mountain climbers to plant Dr.Makina’s flag atop the mountain. Nix and Ventum work together to blow the Maculans away, clean the trash from the mountain AND, with a big assist from GiantGiga, rescue the foolish pair of would-be Makina flag planters. Mission accomplished!

Fishing with destructive methods such as trawling also kills dolphins, turtles, etc., marine fauna not destined for our tables.  The phenomenon is called "Bycatch"

There’s a crisis brewing on the Mediterranean coast of Spain: fishing by dragging giant nets, or“trawling”, is threatening not only sea life, but also their undersea environment. Only the MeteoHeroes can save the endangered sea life (particularly turtles) AND put a stop to the invasive, destructive fishing method known as “trawling”. Pluvia and Fulmen are chosen for this mission; Fulmen runs to the Spanish coast, beating Pluvia, who gets there with the Jet Stream. Hero time! Fulmen slices the nets from the fishing boats and thinks he’s saved the day. Until Pluvia reminds him that the giant net cannot be allowed to remain on the ocean floor. A bit humbled, Fulmen tries to help Pluvia free the sea life caught up in the trawling net – until the Maculans show up and try to haul in the net, which would be the end of all the trapped sea creatures. Will the MeteoHeroes be able to save the turtles and their environment?

Did you know about thermal pollution? If you've never heard of it, listen to this podcast to find out what it is and who causes it.  

Ecological crisis in a Polish lake! An increase in water temperature is making the lake dangerous for the local fish population. The MeteoHeroes must identify and solve the problem – before the local fisherman are forced to abandon their village and leave the lake forever. Thermo and Ventum are dispatched via Jet Stream to investigate... They discover that the cool lake water is being used to keep Dr. Makina’s nearby Thermal Power plant from overheating, then pumped back into the lake at a significantly higher temperature. At this heat-level there isn’t enough dissolved oxygen in the lake water for the fish to breathe – which puts the local fish population in real danger of completely dying out. Springing into heroic action, the MeteoHeroes face off against the Maculans who are trying to stop them and successfully shut the power plant down. The fish are saved and the fishermen won’t have to abandon their home after all.

What is recycling and why is it so important for the health of the planet? Let's find out with Brianna and the MeteoHeroes

The MeteoHeroes (especially Adam(Fulmen)) are thrilled to meet Mr. Ro-Bin, an interactive robot designed to help people properly sort all of their refuse. Their intoduction, however, is cut short by the ALARM! A small town outside of St. Petersburg, Russia is complaining about a strong, foul odor so bad it’s making local children ill. Suspecting a problem with garbage or waste management, the MeteoHeroes send Fulmen and Nix to investigate. They discover a mysterious, fenced-in island in the center of the local lake... which turns out to be a gigantic garbage dump belonging to Dr.Makina. Robot-loving Fulmen is thrilled to realize that the huge, noxious mountain of unsorted refuse is the perfect job for Mr. Ro-Bin! He retrieves the robot from the MEC at Super-Speed, and they set about properly handling all of the poorly-managed garbage... Fulmen and Nix find a number of exciting ways totake out the many Maculans who try to prevent Ro-Bin from completing its task... But in the end, the trash mountain is properly sorted and the offending stench is completely gone. Mission accomplished!

Wild fires, who causes them and why are they very dangerous for Nature? We must always be very careful not to cause wildfires.

There’s been a disaster in the Black Forest. Dry weather caused by climate change has caused a forest fire and the Black Forest is ablaze. Only the MeteoHeroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Pluvia and Nubess are chosen for this mission; the two MeteoHeroes reach the North Sea quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! Nubess and Pluvia almost get trampled by a stampede of fleeing animals! Nubess creates a propeller with her hair that helps her avoid the stampede, while Pluvia uses a downpour of rain to stop part of the fire. That’s when Margherita decides to send in Thermo as back up. But the evil Maculans are lying in wait, stoking the fire with their billowing breath. Will they stop our heroes?

What pollutes water? Hear how we can prevent pollutants from getting into the water

There’s an emergency in Italy: a river is flooding because a drain is all blocked up with debris! Only the Meteo Heroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Nix and Ventum are chosen for this mission; the two Meteo Heroes reach Italy quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! Ventum and Nix save a child from falling into the river and locate the blocked drain! However, the evil Maculans are lying in wait, creating geysers out of sewer manholes and connecting the debris together, so the Meteo Heroes can’t easily remove it from the blocked rain. Will our heroes be able to clear the drain and save the village from the flooding river?

A large traffic jam in a European city.  Moscow is among the European cities with the greatest traffic and the greatest traffic jams.

The children’s band practice is interrupted by an ALARM! An automobile accident has caused a massive traffic jam in frigid Moscow. The trapped, idling cars (which must be kept on so their heaters can warm the stranded passengers) are creating a huge, polluted smog cloud over the city! It’s serious air pollution! At the request of the mayor of Moscow, The MeteoHeroes dispatch Pluvia and Thermo to assist. Upon arrival the mayor tells them a mother, young daughter and their dog are trapped in their car following the accident, but emergency workers cannot reach them because of the car-clogged roads. Pluvia rushes to help them, while Thermo gets to work dispersing the huge smog cloud... He has all the drivers turn off their engines, using THERMAL AURA to warm them in lieu of their car heaters... Yet the smog bank remains: becca eit’s full of Maculans! Working together, Pluvia and Thermo push their powers to the limit and successfully blow the smog away without allowing any harm to befall the motorists below. Another dramatic mission accomplished!

There’s been a disaster in a river, where toxic waste is being dumped and destroying all the life in and around the water. Only the MeteoHeroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Nubess and Pluvia are chosen for this mission; the two MeteoHeroes reach the USA—Mexican border quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! The two soon discover the toxic waste is coming from a nearby factory, but inside the factory Pluvia’s powers stop working because of all the pollution! But the evil Maculans are lying in wait, we discover them dumping toxic waste down a drain deep inside a hidden room inside the factory. Will they stop our heroes?

Biodiversity is sometimes endangered by the presence of non-native species. This occurs either for causes due to global warming (animal species move to land or sea areas where it was previously too cold for them) or for causes attributable to men who move new species to new areas only to breed them and get rich without take care of the damage they will cause to the local eco system.

There’s an emergency in Australia! Dr. Makina is fish farming an invasive species of carp in the Murray-Darling river basin. The carp are chasing away all the local fish! Only the Meteo Heroes can save the day, and there’s no time to lose! Fulmen and Thermo are chosen for this mission; the two Meteo Heroes reach Australia quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! However, soon they discover Dr. Makina’s Maculans have formed a Maculan Fly, in order to thwart the Meteo Heroes. Will they be able to stop this oversized pest and save the Australian habitat from the invasive carp?

Which means of transport pollute and how to pollute less when we have to move around the city.

Air pollution is one of the main problems that humans are facing. In many areas of the world there are cities in which it is difficult to breathe due to the use of old systems and old fuels for the production of energy

There’s been an emergency in the Jiangsu province of China. Air pollution is choking entire cities! Planes can’t even take off because the smog is so thick! And people can’t breathe the polluted air! Only the MeteoHeroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Pluvia and Ventum are chosen for this mission; the two MeteoHeroes reach the Chinese province quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! Ventum and Pluvia notice a plane’s flying blind amongst all the smoke, and help guide to safety. But the smog is making everything looks scarier than it is, and Ventum’s overactive imagination has him seeing Dinosaurs everywhere. Will that stop our heroes?

There’s an emergency in Yosemite National Park California, Dr. Makina is going to make the endangered Yosemite Wooly Sunflower go extinct to manufacture perfume! Only the Meteo Heroes can save the day, and there’s no time to lose! Nix and Thermo are chosen for this mission; the two Meteo Heroes reach Yosemite National park quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! However, soon they discover Dr. Makina has sent an Arachno Monster Maculan after the flower, will Nix’s and Thermo’s powers be able to defeat a monster eight times the size of their normal foe?!

Water is precious, don't waste it.  Listen to the podcast to find out how to save the “blue gold” water.

Due to global warming or due to dishonest behavior by some people, we are witnessing the desertification of oases in the Sahara area. For millennia, oases have been a source of livelihood for populations and their animals.

CLOUDS: How many types of clouds are there? What are clouds made of? Why are some clouds white while others are black?

There’s an emergency in Rome, Dr. Makina’s factory is creating acid rain that’s melting the Coliseum! Only the Meteo Heroes can save the day, and there’s no time to lose! Ventum, Nix, Pluvia and Thermo are chosen for this mission; the four Meteo Heroes reach Rome quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! However, soon they discover Dr. Makina has his Maculans in to thwart the Meteo Heroes, will they be able to stop the acid rain and save the Coliseum?

How much plastic is present in the oceans and seas? Let's learn to recycle it, let's learn not to use single-use plastic. Support associations that protect and assist animals damaged by human action

There’s been a disaster on the Australian coast of the Pacific Ocean: a whale got itself tangled in a construction net which was dumped into the ocean. The whale is now beached, and signalling to the rest of it’s pod to rescue it, but if the other whales try to help the beached whale out, they’ll become ensnared in the garbage as well! Only the MeteoHeroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Nix and Nubesss are chosen for this mission; the two MeteoHeroes reach the Australian coast of the Pacific Ocean quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! Nubess gives the beached whale shade using her hair as a parasol, Nix uses her Ice Shurikens to free the beached whale from the construction net. But with the rest of the pod on a collision course with the dangerous garbage, will our heroes be able to stop them from getting tangled up?

In addition to oil and coal, there are sources of clean energy such as the sun and wind, which man can use to produce electricity

There’s been an accident on an oil rig: oil is now spilling onto the sea floor off the coast of Norway, contaminating the water and threatening fishes and birds! Only the MeteoHeroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Thermo and Ventum are chosen for this mission; the two MeteoHeroes reach the North Sea quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! Thermo freezes the strip of water around the leak and stops the oil spill while Ventum, plunging into the ice-cold waters, fixes the broken valves. But the evil Maculans are lying in wait. Will they stop our heroes?

Fertilizers and pesticides can be dangerous for the environment and for animals, including humans. Better to favor fruit and vegetables with organic crops

Someone’s been spraying toxic pesticides on crops, which is hurting all the bees! They’re in dire need of help, and if the bees die, so will all the flowers and plants that they pollinate! Only the MeteoHeroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Nubess and Ventum are chosen for this mission; the two MeteoHeroes reach the Provence region of France quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! However, first Ventum will learn first hand how angry bees can get, before Nubess finds a way to capture the pesticide. But little do the MeteoHereos know, the Maculans have a drone that’s ready to lay down another deadly cloud of pesticide. Will our heroes be able to stop it before they do?

Why is the Amazon rainforest so important? Find out how big it is and other curiosities about the green lung of the Earth

There’s a blazing fire in the Amazon Rainforest! The lungs of our earth are filling with smoke and soon will be no more! Only the MeteoHeroes can prevent an environmental catastrophe, and there’s no time to lose! Pluvia and Fulmen are chosen for this mission; the two MeteoHeroes reach the Amazon Rainforest quickly with the Jet Stream. Then they go to work! However, Pluvia and Fulmen can’t agree on anything, causing the fire to get that much worse while they argue! But soon they discover the evil Maculans burning down the forest. Will our heroes learn to work together in time in order to save the Amazon?

Icebergs are huge blocks of ice that break away from the polar caps, they are the unequivocal sign of global warming. Find out some curiosities about icebergs

In this episode the MeteoHeroes will have to save some polar bears, namely a mother bear and two little cubs. The North Pole is threatened by global warming and the three bears are in danger. The MeteoHeroes will promptly intervene to bring them to safety.

What are avalanches, what causes them and how fast can a large avalanche go? These curiosities will be revealed in this podcast.

This episode talks of an avalanche in Nepal that is threatening a small village. The MeteoHeroes must intervene urgently and with the help of a sherpa they will be able to save the village after a series of amusing setbacks caused by the usually "distracted" Fulmen.