Let’s thank the weather gods for a mild January–that is, unless you’re the kind who enjoys freezing temperatures and biting winds. In such times, when you’re sapped of energy or your kitchen cupboards ...

Here’s a friendly reminder to our beloved weathercasters who’ve been sounding the alarm this week with dire predictions of the epic nor’easter barreling down on us: Hell hath no fury like a New Yorker ...

Twenty-five years ago this month, the Clinton administration hosted 100 broadcast meteorologists at the White House for a series of briefings on global climate change. Addressing a roomful of ...

Before Spencer Christian, a weather forecaster with KGO-TV Channel 7 in San Francisco, steps before the camera during the station’s 6 p.m. newscast, he scrutinizes a computer screen to analyze the ...

Who do Americans trust more than any other type of media personality? The weatherman. Sometimes formally trained meteorologists, sometimes not, our news station weathercasters nevertheless command ...

Weathercasters also indicated that they are interested in personalizing the story for their local viewers -- reporting on local stories such as potential flooding/drought, extreme heat events, air ...

This week in TV-news bashing, we learn that significant numbers of TV weathercasters are serving as climate-change experts, without training in climatology but with lots of confidence in their ability ...

It’s been a busy year for TV weathercasters: July was the hottest month ever recorded in the United States, unprecedented wildfires scorched the West, the worst drought in 50 years parched two-thirds ...

For many years, as the science of human-caused climate change grew ever clearer, TV meteorologists avoided discussing the topic on air. Today, many weathercasters bring up climate change regularly. By ...

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 pm Wednesday advisory, Tropical Storm Bret is 290 miles east of Barbados, with maximum sustained wind of 65 mph. It’s moving 16 mph to the west. A ...

A survey of nearly 600 broadcast meteorologists revealed that just over half believe global warming is real; even fewer believe humans are behind it. Ira Flatow and guests discuss how TV ...

Happy National Weatherperson’s Day! This American holiday takes place each year on February 5, the birthdate of John Jeffries (1745-1819). Jeffries was a military surgeon during the American ...