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The Science of Climate and Weather, with Kathy Sullivan

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Nature, Nasa, Spacetime, Astronomer, Education, Quantum Physics, Physics, Multiverse, Space, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Scientist, Earth Science, Universe, Cosmos, Science, Astrophysics, Star Talk, Startalk, Climate Science, Astronomy, Astrophysicist

4.614.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Neil Tyson explores the challenge of predicting weather and understanding climate, with ex-NOAA admin. Kathy Sullivan, co-host Scott Adsit, climate scientist Radley Horton, meteorologist Nick Gregory, paleoclimatologist Linda Sohl, astrobiologist David Grinspoon, Bill Nye. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/

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0:00.0

Welcome to Star Talk.

0:04.0

Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.

0:09.0

Star Talk begins right now.

0:14.0

Welcome to the Hall of the Universe.

0:18.0

I'm Neil Grass Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.

0:23.0

And tonight we're going to be talking about the science of climate and weather.

0:27.0

We're going to talk about tracking storms and measuring the atmosphere

0:31.0

and how that will come in to predicting the safety and future of life on Earth.

0:36.0

So let's do this.

0:39.0

My co-host is actor Scott Exit.

0:43.0

Scott, welcome.

0:46.0

That's your first rodeo here.

0:48.0

No, we spent many hours together.

0:51.0

I'm very excited to give my ignorance to Robert.

0:54.0

That's the first money.

0:57.0

And you were the voice of Big Hero 6.

1:00.0

Yes, Baymax and Big Hero 6.

1:02.0

We also have Bradley Horton, welcome from Columbia University.

1:05.0

Thank you.

1:06.0

Climate scientists, we're going to be heavily drawing on your expertise

1:11.0

because we're featuring my interview with Kathy Sullivan,

1:14.0

who was the top dog at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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