Off the Radar

<p>What is the forecast for the 2026 hurricane season?</p> <p>In this episode, we break down the newly-released 2026 Atlantic hurricane season outlook from Colorado State University (CSU), one of the most trusted...

<p>On a hot afternoon in 1970, a single lightning strike on a Florida football field changed lives and reshaped how we think about storm safety.</p> <p>In this episode of Off the Radar, we take a deeper look at one of...

<p>For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are preparing to venture back into deep space.</p> <p>With the launch of Artemis II, part of NASA’s Artemis program, four astronauts will travel around the Moon aboard...

<p>Was last week’s severe weather forecast a “bust” - or was it just misunderstood?</p> <p>The Storm Prediction Center is making changes to how it communicates severe weather risk, with a new focus on not just where...

<p>For seventy-six years, Pluto was a planet. Then, in 2005, astronomer Dr. Mike Brown discovered Eris - a distant icy world roughly the same size as Pluto - forcing astronomers to confront a question they had quietly...

<p>Every winter, aircraft depart in snow and freezing rain under a simple but unforgiving rule: a clean aircraft flies. That rule was shaped by tragedy.</p> <p>In this episode, we revisit the 1982 crash of Air Florida...

<p>One week after the Blizzard of 2026 buried parts of the Northeast under more than three feet of snow, we’re going behind the forecast.</p> <p>On this episode of Off the Radar, Emily Gracey sits down with fellow...

<p>In Part One of this series, meteorologist Emily Gracey examined the science behind Alaska’s rapidly changing climate - the warming trends, disappearing sea ice, and extreme storms reshaping the state.</p> <p>In Part...

<p>Behind every chatbot response, AI-generated image, and large language model is a vast network of data centers consuming enormous amounts of electricity and water. In this episode, Emily talks with Dr. Amanda Smith of...

<p>For more than a century, the Winter Olympics have depended on cold, reliable conditions. But as the planet warms, that foundation is becoming harder to find.</p> <p>As the Games return to Northern Italy, this episode...

<p>The future of weather forecasting is being built right now.</p> <p>Recorded on site at the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Houston, this conversation with Ken Graham, Director of the National...

<p>Climate science is most often communicated through charts, graphs, and visual models. But data does not have to be seen to be understood.</p> <p>In this episode, meteorologist Emily Gracey explores how climate data...

<p>Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state- nearly four times the global rate. Permafrost that's been frozen for thousands of years is thawing. Villages are sinking. Homes are floating away. And Indigenous...

<p>When catastrophic flooding hits, we usually look at rainfall totals and records broken. But what if the most important number comes before the rain ever starts?</p> <p>In this episode, meteorologist Emily Gracey...

<p>NOAA has just released its 2025 Arctic Report Card, and the findings are stark: the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, with this year setting alarming new records. In this episode...