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Meteorology Matters
by Rob Jones
Meteorology Matters delivers clear, data-driven insight into weather, hurricanes, and climate science cutting through hype to explain what’s happening and why it matters. Created by Meteorologist Rob Jones, the podcast explores: Extreme weather and hurricane forecasting Climate trends and real-world impacts Forecast uncertainty and what the data actually shows How weather science affects safety, infrastructure, and daily life Whether it’s breaking weather risk, long-range outlooks, or deep-dive analysis, Meteorology Matters helps you understand what’s happening and why it matters.
Episodes
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Hurricane Isaias: The AI Forecast Breakthrough and the Unexpected Winds
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Hurricane Isaias delivered one of the most fascinating forecasting challenges of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Artificial intelligence helped meteorologists anticipate where the storm...
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Italy Changed the Weather Forecast
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Before satellites, radar, and computer models, Italian scientists were helping transform how humanity observed, measured, and predicted the weather. In this special Italian-American Heritage...
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Hurricane Isaias: What to Do When It’s Almost Too Late
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Hurricane Isaias has reached Category 3 strength with sustained winds of 120 mph, and time is running out for communities along the northern Gulf Coast. As dangerous winds, storm surge,...
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Hurricane Isaias, California’s Tropical Threat and the El Niño Paradox
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Atlantic has experienced one of the strangest hurricane seasons in modern history. Now Hurricane Isaias is threatening the Gulf Coast, while Tropical Storm Rachel raises concerns about…
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Potential Isaias: Gulf Hurricane Hype vs. Reality
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A tropical cyclone is increasingly likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico, and if it becomes the next named Atlantic storm, it will be Isaias. The National Hurricane Center now gives Invest 92L…
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AI Saw a Hurricane. Then It Backed Off. What Changed?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! One of the world’s most advanced AI hurricane models saw a growing tropical threat in the Bay of Campeche. Google DeepMind’s WeatherNext system can generate 1,000 possible atmospheric futures,...
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Can Faith Change Minds About Climate Change? Religion vs. Science
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Can religious faith change how people understand climate change? And can religious beliefs succeed where scientific facts alone sometimes fail? In this episode of The Meteorology Matters...
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September 2026 Nor’easter: Could This Become a Sandy-Like Storm?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A powerful early-season nor’easter is developing off the U.S. East Coast, with the Northeast facing an extended period of coastal flooding, high surf, strong winds and heavy rain from Friday...
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50 to 180 MPH: Hurricane Polo’s Explosive Rise to Category 5
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Hurricane Polo delivered one of the most extraordinary rapid-intensification episodes of the 2026 Eastern Pacific hurricane season — exploding from a 50-mph tropical storm into a Category 5...
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The Great Miami Hurricane at 100: The Storm, the Warnings and “Work or Jail”
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! One hundred years ago, on September 18, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane struck a booming, vulnerable South Florida and permanently changed the region’s history. Meteorology Matters…
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Where Are the Atlantic Hurricanes? El Niño 2026, Record Heat & Possible Mediterranean Cyclone
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Atlantic hurricane season has passed its climatological peak without producing a single hurricane an extraordinary modern-era record occurring while much of the planet and its oceans…
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The Weather of 9/11: Hurricane Erin, the Smoke Plume and an Empty Sky — 25 Years Later
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Meteorology Matters looks back at the extraordinary weather story unfolding alongside one of the darkest days in American history. That morning, New...
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The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane: The Veterans, the Rescue Train & the Strongest Storm
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! On Labor Day 1935, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the United States exploded into a Category 5 storm and slammed into the Florida Keys with estimated sustained winds of 185...
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The Mountain Broke: What Caused the Nepal–China Flash Flood?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The seismic signal initially looked like an earthquake. It was the mountain itself collapsing. On August 26, bedrock and glacier ice tore loose high above the Nepal–China border, transforming...
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How Weather Shaped the Human Body
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What if some of the features you see every time you look in the mirror were partly shaped by weather experienced thousands of years before you were born? In this episode of Meteorology…
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84 Seconds in the Moon’s Shadow: Chasing the 2026 Total Solar Eclipse
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Meteorologist Rob Jones traveled to Zaragoza, Spain, with only hours of planning to chase the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse — all for about 84 seconds inside the Moon’s shadow. What...
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10 Times Weather Changed the Course of History
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! History is often told through kings, presidents, generals, and revolutions—but what if the atmosphere was quietly shaping those decisions all along? In this episode of Meteorology Matters, we...
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Flash Floods: Why They Turn Deadly in Minutes
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Flash floods can happen almost anywhere from New York City subways and the rivers of Central Texas to mountain villages in Italy, the streets of China, and communities across Europe, Asia, and...
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The Seaweed Crisis Swallowing Our Beaches | The Science Behind the Sargassum Explosion
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Why are beaches across Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, and parts of the Gulf Coast being buried under mountains of seaweed and why has it become one of the fastest-growing environmental and...
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The Hurricane Forecast Is Only Half the Story
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A hurricane forecast is only valuable if people understand it, trust it, and know how to act on it. In this episode of Meteorology Matters, meteorologist Rob Jones’ production explores why...
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The Great Hackensack & New York City Tornado Disaster of 1895
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In July 1895, one of the most remarkable and least remembered tornado disasters in the history of the New York metropolitan area struck without warning. Historic Cherry Hill near modern day...
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The Heat Wave That Changed America: How Weather Reshaped Modern Life
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What if one weather event quietly transformed an entire nation? The deadly heat wave of 1936 was far more than a record-breaking summer. It changed how Americans dressed, where they lived, how...
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Can Scientists Really Steer Hurricanes?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Can scientists really change the path of a hurricane or is that still science fiction? This episode explores one of the most fascinating questions in atmospheric science: whether humans could...
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America’s 250th Nearly Melted Down: The Historic Heat Wave That Changed the Fourth of July
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! America’s 250th birthday celebration was supposed to be one of the biggest events in the nation’s history. Instead, record-breaking heat, dangerous thunderstorms, emergency evacuations, and...
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Europe’s Deadliest Weather Disaster Is Happening Right Now
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A powerful early-season heat dome is pushing temperatures above 40°C across parts of Europe, threatening records from Spain and France to the United Kingdom. In this episode of Meteorology...
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Twenty Years Later: What Scientists Got Right
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, how well have scientific warnings held up? In this episode of Meteorology Matters, we examine the lessons of the past two decades, from the recovery…
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America is Going Ocean Blind: Critical Sensors Are Being Removed
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Another major setback to US Ocean research policy due to the Trump Administration’s attack on science. The federal government is dismantling much of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a vast...
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The Hurricane Checklist Most People Forget: How to Make Your Home Survive the Storm
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Hurricane season is here, but real preparation is about more than buying water and batteries. In this episode of Meteorology Matters, created by meteorologist Rob Jones, we look at what…
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FEMA’s Breaking Point: Can America Survive the Next Big Disaster?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! As the 2026 hurricane season begins, FEMA faces one of the most turbulent periods in its history. More than 5,000 employees have left the agency since 2025. Leadership has changed repeatedly....
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Florida Homes Are Being Lifted Into the Sky Before Hurricane Season
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Florida is witnessing one of the biggest transformations in coastal housing history. Across the state, homeowners are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to raise entire homes above...
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Better Weather Forecasts, Growing Uncertainty
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Weather forecasting has never been more advanced. Yet many scientists say Earth’s atmosphere and oceans may be becoming more interconnected, nonlinear, and difficult to fully model. In this...
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When Politics Turns on Science Globally
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Weather scientists are increasingly being ignored, censored, arrested, or pushed aside by political movements around the world. From NOAA staffing cuts in the United States to jailed…
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2026 Weather Shock: Super El Niño, Record Heat, and a Planet Running Hot
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A Super El Niño may be forming for 2026, and it could push global heat, extreme weather, flooding, drought, and hurricane impacts into dangerous new territory. A Super El Niño may be forming…
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AI Weather Forecasts Are Getting Smarter. So Why Are We Weakening NOAA?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! AI is revolutionizing weather forecasting. New models like Google DeepMind’s GraphCast and GenCast, ECMWF’s AIFS, and NOAA’s experimental AI-GEFS are producing faster, cheaper, and…
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AI Just Beat Hurricane Forecasting… Should We Be Worried?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! AI just changed hurricane forecasting forever. In 2025, it outperformed traditional models and even challenged official NHC forecasts. Artificial Intelligence is no longer experimental in...
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Will Hurricane Forecasts Get Worse? Inside the NOAA Budget Cuts
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Could hurricane forecasts actually get worse? A deep dive into the proposed 2027 budget cuts to NOAA and how eliminating key research could impact storm prediction, safety, and future forecast...
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Fired, Sued, and Still Forecasting: The Matt Devitt vs WINK News Battle
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Fired. Sued. And still forecasting. The sudden termination of longtime Southwest Florida meteorologist Matt Devitt has exploded into one of the most fascinating media and legal battles in…
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“It Only Takes One”: Why 2026’s Hurricane Season Could Be Worse Than It Looks
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The 2026 hurricane season warning nobody is talking about. The numbers may be average but the risk is anything but because “It only takes one”. The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season may look...
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This Should NOT Be Happening in March… 112° Heat + Hawaii Flood Disaster
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode of Meteorology Matters, we break down two extreme and highly unusual weather events happening right now: 🔥 Record-shattering March heat reaching 112°F 🌊 Dangerous flooding...
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Historic March Heat Wave: Spring Surge Threatens 100s of Records Across the East
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A major springlike surge is underway across the eastern two-thirds of the United States, with temperatures forecast to run 15–25°F above average and hundreds of daily records potentially at…
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Blizzard of 2026 Target Locked: Who Gets Buried or a Bust?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A rapidly intensifying nor’easter is targeting the Northeast with blizzard conditions and up to 2 feet of snow. But one small shift could change everything. Meteorology Matters by…
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EPA Repeals the Endangerment Finding: The Climate Domino Just Fell
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The EPA just removed the legal backbone of US climate regulation. This may be the single biggest policy shift in American environmental history and the fallout is already beginning. On…
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Florida’s Coldest Outbreak in 15 Years: Freeze Warnings, Flurries, and What You Must Do Now
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Florida is facing one of its coldest weather outbreaks in roughly 15 years, with multiple hard freezes, dangerous wind chills, and conditions many people, homes, and landscapes are not…
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When Florida Freezes: The Cold Snaps That Changed the Sunshine State
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Florida isn’t supposed to freeze — but history tells a very different story. In this episode, we take a deep dive into Florida’s most impactful cold snaps, from historic freezes that reshaped...
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Historic Winter Storm Threatens Two-Thirds of the U.S.: Snow, Ice, Power Outages & Dangerous Col
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! PODCAST TITLE Historic Winter Storm Threatens Two-Thirds of the U.S.: Snow, Ice, Power Outages & Dangerous Cold PODCAST SUMMARY / DESCRIPTION A massive and unusually widespread winter storm is...
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Born in the Eye of the Storm: How the University of Miami Became the Hurricanes
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! As the Miami Hurricanes prepare for the College Football National Championship on MLK Day 2026, their name traces back to the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 — and a storm-born identity. As the...
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Is the Fog Making People Sick? Science, Weather, and a Viral Winter Myth
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Fog is back and so are the claims. In Florida and across the southern U.S., people are reporting headaches, breathing issues, infections, and other illnesses during foggy weather, with some...
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2025 Weather Forecasting: Hotter Earth, Badder Hurricanes, Smarter Forecasts
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In 2025, weather forecasting reached a turning point—just as climate extremes pushed storms to new limits. ull description: In this episode of Meteorology Matters, meteorologist Rob Jones...
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Weather Risk in America: Brain Drain, Disaster Failure, and Science Under Strain
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In 2025, weather risk in the United States became about more than storms—it exposed systemic failures in disaster response, science, and preparedness. Full description: In this episode of...
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A Life of Hurricane Warnings, A Legacy of Lives Saved: Dr. Neil L. Frank (1931–2025)
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Life and Legacy of Dr. Neil L. Frank Dr. Neil L. Frank (1931-2025) was a transformative figure in meteorology, widely regarded as the nation's foremost authority on hurricanes. His career...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Meteorology Matters delivers clear, data-driven insight into weather, hurricanes, and climate science cutting through hype to explain what’s happening and why it matters.
Created by Meteorologist Rob Jones, the podcast explores:
Extreme weather and hurricane forecasting
Climate trends and real-world impacts
Forecast uncertainty and what the data actually shows
How weather science affects safety, infrastructure, and daily life
Whether it’s breaking weather risk, long-range outlooks, or deep-dive analysis, Meteorology Matters helps you understand what’s happening and why it matters.
HOSTED BY
Rob Jones
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Meteorology Matters delivers clear, data-driven insight into weather, hurricanes, and climate science cutting through hype to explain what’s happening and why it matters. Created by Meteorologist Rob Jones, the podcast explores: Extreme weather and hurricane forecasting Climate trends and...
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