The Business of Weather: CEO Answers Questions

On WPSU (our local Penn State PBS Television station) earlier this year, AccuWeather's CEO Barry Myers took questions from viewers, joining Penn State President Dr. Graham Spanier and Meteorology Professor Dr. Jon Nese.

Some of the topics covered in the WPSU special were... - How pervasive weather enthusiasm is, from businesses to individuals. - The state of weather forecasting today and what new tools are available. - Penn State's mission, technology and where their students end up after graduation. - AccuWeather's history, current projects, and recent interesting business forecasts. - The mission and interaction between government and private weather services. - The newest business and educational concentration: Weather risk management. - Long-range forecasting and El Nino / La Nina. - Weather rarities such as "Ball Lightning" - Our ability to control the weather, and weather modification. - Global warming, climate change and local effects. - How the media hypes the weather. - How contrails from planes affect the weather. - Dew point vs. humidity, and the AccuWeather RealFeel temperature. - Does lightning come from the ground up or the cloud down? You can watch the complete 1-hour program here (click on "The Business Of Weather" under "Recent Episodes"). I would have shared this with you sooner, but the show wasn't available online until recently. If you have an hour to spare this weekend, check it out.