Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

20161h

Alok Jha charts the history of weather forecasting from its origins in the early 19th century.

Production

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Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2016

Still image for Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather season 1 episode 1: Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Alok Jha investigates how weather forecasting was transformed from superstition into science.

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2. Episode 2

Alok Jha investigates how modern weather forecasting was born amid the horrific catastrophes of the 20th century, as meteorologists helped fight two world wars and tried to predict natural disasters across the globe.

Still image for Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather season 1 episode 3: Episode 3

3. Episode 3

The final episode tells the story of how meteorology became one of the most important scientific endeavours of the modern age.

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