# Meteorology Matters Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992.md RSS feed: https://media.rss.com/meteorology-matters/feed.xml Official site: https://www.MeteorologyMatters.com/ Author: Rob Jones Episodes: 247 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meteorology-matters-7035992 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992.md ## Episodes - [The Seaweed Crisis Swallowing Our Beaches | The Science Behind the Sargassum Explosion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/the-seaweed-crisis-swallowing-our-beaches-the-science-behind-the-sargassum-explosion) — 2026-07-21T17:17:18+00:00 - [The Hurricane Forecast Is Only Half the Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/the-hurricane-forecast-is-only-half-the-story) — 2026-07-16T05:39:01+00:00 - [The Great Hackensack–New York City Tornado Disaster of 1895](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/the-great-hackensack-new-york-city-tornado-disaster-of-1895) — 2026-07-14T05:28:09+00:00 - [The Heat Wave That Changed America: How Weather Reshaped Modern Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/the-heat-wave-that-changed-america-how-weather-reshaped-modern-life) — 2026-07-13T04:54:27+00:00 - [Can Scientists Really Steer Hurricanes?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/can-scientists-really-steer-hurricanes) — 2026-07-08T06:43:41+00:00 - [America’s 250th Nearly Melted Down: The Historic Heat Wave That Changed the Fourth of July](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/america-s-250th-nearly-melted-down-the-historic-heat-wave-that-changed-the-fourth-of-july) — 2026-07-05T20:49:07+00:00 - [Twenty Years Later: What Scientists Got Right](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/twenty-years-later-what-scientists-got-right) — 2026-06-19T20:43:16+00:00 - [America is Going Ocean Blind: Critical Sensors Are Being Removed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/america-is-going-ocean-blind-critical-sensors-are-being-removed) — 2026-06-05T04:42:09+00:00 - [The Hurricane Checklist Most People Forget: How to Make Your Home Survive the Storm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/the-hurricane-checklist-most-people-forget-how-to-make-your-home-survive-the-storm) — 2026-06-01T10:09:17+00:00 - [FEMA’s Breaking Point: Can America Survive the Next Big Disaster?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/fema-s-breaking-point-can-america-survive-the-next-big-disaster) — 2026-05-29T20:23:45+00:00 - [Florida Homes Are Being Lifted Into the Sky Before Hurricane Season](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/florida-homes-are-being-lifted-into-the-sky-before-hurricane-season) — 2026-05-27T06:57:51+00:00 - [Better Weather Forecasts, Growing Uncertainty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/better-weather-forecasts-growing-uncertainty) — 2026-05-23T00:46:44+00:00 - [When Politics Turns on Science Globally](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/when-politics-turns-on-science-globally) — 2026-05-15T13:57:34+00:00 - [2026 Weather Shock: Super El Niño, Record Heat, and a Planet Running Hot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/2026-weather-shock-super-el-ni-o-record-heat-and-a-planet-running-hot) — 2026-05-08T06:33:08+00:00 - [AI Weather Forecasts Are Getting Smarter. So Why Are We Weakening NOAA?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/ai-weather-forecasts-are-getting-smarter-so-why-are-we-weakening-noaa) — 2026-05-05T13:00:00+00:00 - [AI Just Beat Hurricane Forecasting… Should We Be Worried?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/ai-just-beat-hurricane-forecasting-should-we-be-worried) — 2026-04-21T07:00:00+00:00 - [Will Hurricane Forecasts Get Worse? Inside the NOAA Budget Cuts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/will-hurricane-forecasts-get-worse-inside-the-noaa-budget-cuts) — 2026-04-13T08:30:01+00:00 - [Fired, Sued, and Still Forecasting: The Matt Devitt vs WINK News Battle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/fired-sued-and-still-forecasting-the-matt-devitt-vs-wink-news-battle) — 2026-04-04T03:48:32+00:00 - [“It Only Takes One”: Why 2026’s Hurricane Season Could Be Worse Than It Looks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/it-only-takes-one-why-2026-s-hurricane-season-could-be-worse-than-it-looks) — 2026-03-28T00:58:58+00:00 - [This Should NOT Be Happening in March… 112° Heat + Hawaii Flood Disaster](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/this-should-not-be-happening-in-march-112-heat-hawaii-flood-disaster) — 2026-03-21T20:49:32+00:00 - [Historic March Heat Wave: Spring Surge Threatens 100s of Records Across the East](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/historic-march-heat-wave-spring-surge-threatens-100s-of-records-across-the-east) — 2026-03-03T06:35:52+00:00 - [Blizzard of 2026 Target Locked: Who Gets Buried or a Bust?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/blizzard-of-2026-target-locked-who-gets-buried-or-a-bust) — 2026-02-22T07:05:34+00:00 - [EPA Repeals the Endangerment Finding: The Climate Domino Just Fell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/epa-repeals-the-endangerment-finding-the-climate-domino-just-fell) — 2026-02-13T06:06:46+00:00 - [Florida’s Coldest Outbreak in 15 Years: Freeze Warnings, Flurries, and What You Must Do Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/florida-s-coldest-outbreak-in-15-years-freeze-warnings-flurries-and-what-you-must-do-now) — 2026-01-29T01:36:30+00:00 - [When Florida Freezes: The Cold Snaps That Changed the Sunshine State](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/when-florida-freezes-the-cold-snaps-that-changed-the-sunshine-state) — 2026-01-26T09:29:36+00:00 - [Historic Winter Storm Threatens Two-Thirds of the U.S.: Snow, Ice, Power Outages & Dangerous Col](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/historic-winter-storm-threatens-two-thirds-of-the-u-s-snow-ice-power-outages-dangerous-col) — 2026-01-23T10:27:40+00:00 - [Born in the Eye of the Storm: How the University of Miami Became the Hurricanes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/born-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-how-the-university-of-miami-became-the-hurricanes) — 2026-01-17T10:31:21+00:00 - [Is the Fog Making People Sick? Science, Weather, and a Viral Winter Myth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/is-the-fog-making-people-sick-science-weather-and-a-viral-winter-myth) — 2026-01-12T05:48:34+00:00 - [2025 Weather Forecasting: Hotter Earth, Badder Hurricanes, Smarter Forecasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/2025-weather-forecasting-hotter-earth-badder-hurricanes-smarter-forecasts) — 2025-12-31T11:55:00+00:00 - [Weather Risk in America: Brain Drain, Disaster Failure, and Science Under Strain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/weather-risk-in-america-brain-drain-disaster-failure-and-science-under-strain) — 2025-12-30T11:47:39+00:00 - [A Life of Hurricane Warnings, A Legacy of Lives Saved: Dr. Neil L. Frank (1931–2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/a-life-of-hurricane-warnings-a-legacy-of-lives-saved-dr-neil-l-frank-1931-2025) — 2025-12-24T14:58:11+00:00 - [Holiday Forecast: What the Weather Means for You this Christmas to New Year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/holiday-forecast-what-the-weather-means-for-you-this-christmas-to-new-year) — 2025-12-24T06:36:38+00:00 - [Killing America’s Weather IQ!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/killing-america-s-weather-iq) — 2025-12-21T03:12:59+00:00 - [Poisoned by Design: Plastics, Politics, and the Fight for a Livable Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/poisoned-by-design-plastics-politics-and-the-fight-for-a-livable-future) — 2025-12-18T02:47:03+00:00 - [The 2025 Hurricane Season and the Impact of Hurricane Melissa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/the-2025-hurricane-season-and-the-impact-of-hurricane-melissa) — 2025-12-04T01:55:33+00:00 - [Hurricane Melissa: Last Chance to Prepare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/hurricane-melissa-last-chance-to-prepare) — 2025-10-27T18:28:40+00:00 - [Jamaica’s Worst Nightmare: Inside Hurricane Melissa’s Catastrophic Assault](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992/jamaica-s-worst-nightmare-inside-hurricane-melissa-s-catastrophic-assault) — 2025-10-26T17:18:51+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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