MPR: Jet Streaming
Every week Jet Streaming brings an insider's look at the weather and climatology. It's everything you wanted to know about the weather, but were afraid to ask.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, April 29
In 2006, Vice President Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth" opened the world's eyes to the global warming phenomena like never before. But how well did the world listen? Elizabeth Kolbert of "…
00:37:07 |
Wed 29 Apr 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, April 22
Jet Streaming celebrates Earth Day with one of Earth's most stunning displays -- tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and lightning. It's Severe Weather Awareness Week here in Minnesota and Kris Chapin o…
00:33:16 |
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, April 15
An outbreak of tornadoes hit the South early this week, but a welcome dry spell came to the Red River Valley. Another piece of good news is that Midwest farmers are planning to get into the fields. …
00:33:32 |
Wed 15 Apr 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, April 8
The sun's coming out and the first wave of spring floods in the Red River Valley is past. Mark Ewens of the National Weather Service in Grand Forks updates us on the second crest to come. And Major …
00:29:54 |
Wed 08 Apr 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, April 1
The Red River rose to record levels in Fargo-Moorhead this past week and while things may have settled down a bit for now, Mark Ewens of the National Weather Service in Grand Forks tells us what the …
00:29:03 |
Wed 01 Apr 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, March 25
The Red River of the North is on the rise and residents of Grand Forks, Fargo and beyond are stacking sandbags to fend back the waters. We get an update on the current flood status and what to expec…
00:34:02 |
Wed 25 Mar 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, March 18
The Red River is getting deeper - and wider - as the first signs of spring arrive. The newly revised flood outlook for the Red River Valley comes to us from hydrologist Scott Dummer of the North Cent…
00:27:29 |
Wed 18 Mar 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, March 11
The March lion roared this week with blizzards, floods, tornadoes and everything in between pounding the Midwest. What's it like to be inside a whiteout and how common are they? Blizzard watcher Rich…
00:25:48 |
Wed 11 Mar 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, March 4
Winter is hanging on this year and almost feels like the start of a new ice age. But what does it really take to start an ice age? NOAA paleoclimatologist David Anderson reveals what past climates te…
00:26:32 |
Wed 04 Mar 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, February 25
Water woes continue this week in the drought-plagued Southwest. Can years of drought and continued climate change make parts of that area uninhabitable? We hear about the troubled Colorado River re…
00:28:59 |
Wed 25 Feb 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, February 18
Icy snow in the High Sierra is liquid gold for California's water supply this summer. Elissa Lynn, senior meteorologist with the California Department of Water Resources gives us the latest on drough…
00:30:02 |
Wed 18 Feb 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, February 11
World weather ran the gamut this week -- from snow in the desert to rain on the frozen tundra and then to the worst wildfires ever in Australia. But a new study just released says the real snowbirds …
00:29:45 |
Wed 11 Feb 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, February 4
The big question in Alaska these days is whether the restless Redoubt volcano will erupt. We ask volcanologist Richard Wunderman why volcanoes can be the wild card in weather and climate. Jet Stream…
00:25:47 |
Wed 04 Feb 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, January 28
A new NOAA study grabbed headlines this week with the findings that some climate change effects may already be irreversible. We talk with the study's author, Dr. Susan Solomon, on what choices are l…
00:26:42 |
Wed 28 Jan 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, January 21
A new year brings a new administration to Washington D.C. and a new approach to climate change. We'll take the temperature in the Capitol with Dr. Pei-Yei Whung of the Environmental Protection Agency…
00:26:28 |
Wed 21 Jan 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, January 14
The coldest week of the year climatologically is living up to its icy reputation across the U.S. The cold is just an inconvenience for some, but Janice Goodger of Duluth, Minnesota survived in frigi…
00:21:51 |
Wed 14 Jan 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, January 7
The 2008 sun beamed the fewest sunspots in nearly a century over planet Earth. Space weather expert Doug Biesecker tells us what happened and what we can expect in 2009. Plus, political change here …
00:25:49 |
Wed 07 Jan 2009
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, December 31
The Jet Streaming crews rings out with the old year with the top weather stories of 2008 -- including massive floods, record tornadoes and an active hurricane season -- and looks ahead to what kind o…
00:32:26 |
Wed 31 Dec 2008
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, December 24
From Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon, it's a White Christmas this year. Just like those holiday presents, holiday music comes in many shapes and sizes and the theme for many holiday songs is the…
00:28:51 |
Wed 24 Dec 2008
Jet Streaming for Wednesday, December 17
How does the wintery landscape affect the way retailers plan for the holidays? Rachael Tobin with Intelligent Nutrients tells us how winter weather makes businesses plan ahead. Wondering why are the …
00:27:27 |
Wed 17 Dec 2008
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