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The big economic impact of data about the weather

Nov 14, 2014
Hackers targeted U.S. weather systems.

The $128 million dollar supercomputer

Oct 28, 2014
What does it look like and how is it changing the way we model climate change.

Airplanes become the new weather balloons

Aug 4, 2014
Planes create a moving picture of weather data as they take off and land.

What Cleveland's winter did to a local toy store

Jul 10, 2014
The hard winter doesn't skip toy stores. Now, it's bouncing back.

What do meteorologists think about climate change?

May 6, 2014
Many Americans get their weather and climate information from TV weather casters.

How El Niño will impact global food prices

Mar 12, 2014
It probably won't have a huge impact on your grocery bills.

The costs behind winter blues

Feb 28, 2014
Snow, rain, wind, and ice are across the U.S. this year in one of the more dreadful winters on record. With unexpected weather comes unexpected costs.

For public good, not for profit.

Bad news, bad weather

Feb 21, 2014
Can bad weather be blamed for bad news?

Winter economic slowdown? Not for Campbell's soup

Feb 17, 2014
Winter weather is mostly a drag on the economy, but a few businesses love it

The economics of a bad winter

Feb 17, 2014
A business opportunity for firms that make de-icer with everything from the remnants of rum to beet juice.