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Frank Wachowski’s passion for weather: An invaluable resource for Tom Skilling and WGN

Frank Wachowski, Chicago’s official weather observer for decades, has been collecting weather data from his home weather ...

Changing climate pushed islanders to 'chase the rain' across the Pacific 1,000 years ago

Research by the University of Southampton and University of East Anglia (UEA) shows a major shift in South Pacific climate ...

It could be a La Niña winter. Here’s what your region might see

As a taste of fall gives much of the United States a break from a hot, humid summer, some forecasters are already skipping ...
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Tom Skilling talks history of Chicago weather patterns

Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist emeritus and Frank Wachowski, the Midway Airport Observer for the National Weather ...
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Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases and US Climate: Evidence and Impacts

Decades of climate research and data have yielded expanded understanding of how greenhouse gases affect the climate. This fast-track study will review the latest scientific evidence on whether ...
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Looking back at the climate impacts of Hurricane Katrina

Friday marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, causing mass devastation. To this day, it is the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Host Rob Schmitz speaks with ...