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Ever wonder why the sky turns green during severe weather, how meteorologists develop a forecast or what that chance for precipitation really means? Weathered Questions is your go-to podcast for engaging yet educational answers to all your meteorological curiosities, whether you are a curious student, a self proclaimed weather geek or just someone who wants to understand the world of weather around you. Each episode, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Jan Ryherd and Certified Broadcast and Consulting Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara bring expert insight to everyday weather questions submitted by you, ...

As scientific and observational evidence on global warming piles up every day, questions of economic policy in this central environmental topic have taken center stage. But as author and prominent Yale economist William Nordhaus observes, the issues involved in understanding global warming and slowing its harmful effects are complex and cross disciplinary boundaries. For example, ecologists see global warming as a threat to ecosystems, utilities as a debit to their balance sheets, and farmers as a hazard to their livelihoods.

Pollution, biodiversité, énergie, agriculture, ressources, droit, environnement, géopolitique : les enjeux climatiques se déclinent en une infinité de questions interconnectées. Pour répondre à ces enjeux, une réflexion collective et transdisciplinaire, entre tous les acteurs de nos sociétés, est alors de mise. Le podcast « Le climat une question de… » donne la parole à des experts d’univers voisins sur ces différents volets bien particuliers, pour voir à travers leurs regards les enjeux auxquels nous faisons face et leur ancrage dans nos sociétés, et discuter ensemble ...