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For the love of weather

Gemma Plumb & Aisling Creevey

Meet Gemma and Aisling. They have worked in the UK as meteorologists for over fifteen years. Gemma came up with the idea that maybe others might like to listen to the non stop conversations they still have all these years later about the weather. Over the years they have forecast for festivals, farming, road, rail, energy, media, aviation and even the humble ice cream demand forecast and so much more. They have gone through job changes, life changes and delved in and out of many hobbies and somehow

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56:36

From Vineyards to viticulture meet wine maker Peter...

For the love of weather ·

2022/05/18

Meet Peter Macauley. He is a young wine maker in Chapeldown in Kent. The changing climate here in the UK has meant that growing wine is now a viable option and it turns out wine makers in the UK are getting pretty good at making sparkling wine. Oenology and viticulture will become your new favourite subject after listening to Peter talk so passionately about his labour of love. His attention to detail from soil content in one side of the field to a sunken part of a vineyard that might be at risk of

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45:33

Zombie fires with Dr Mark Parrington

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2022/05/04

Dr Mark Parrington is a senior scientist in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) Development Section at ECMWF working on wildfire emissions.Mark begins by telling us about Saharan dust in the UK. He also talks us through the positives and negatives of wildfires and ‘black carbon’. He explains how fire seasons are getting longer in California and why ‘mega fires’ are becoming more likely.Mark tells us about scientific advancements in understanding ‘zombie fires’ and why we should be

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50:58

Who knew plants were carnivors! Meet Botanist Leif...

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2022/04/20

Leif is a botanist and author. He first book is called ‘the orchid hunter’ and his new book ‘where the wildflowers grow’ will be released this summer. In case you thought that writing a book wasn't enough of an achievement he has also just finished a PhD at Kew Gardens.This was an absolutely fascinating episode about how incredibly intelligent and adaptive plants are, so much so that Aisling and Gemma have decided it might be worth giving up a career in meteorology to go and study the secret life of

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43:04

Let's chat climate and rocks with Dr Rosie Oakes.

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2022/04/06

Dr Rosie Oakes is an international climate services scientist with the Met Office, where she focuses on making the outputs from climate models understandable and accessible to people around the world, so they can be used to help them make climate informed decisions. She also happens to be incredibly funny and talented and brings geology to life. Aisling and Gemma agree they will never look at a rock the same again!Rosie started her journey as a geologist and she loves rocks. She shares with us some

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59:00

Meet Sarah Roberts: author, animal behaviourist and...

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2022/03/23

Meet Sarah Roberts. She is an author, animal behaviourist and eco journalist. Sarah splits her time between conservation work and finding creative ways to connect to children, adults and brands to environmental issues.In 2014, Sarah created her first Children's booked 'somebody swallowed Stanley' which is used in schools around the world to teach Plastic Pollution. It was also read by Tom Hardy on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. She has also written a book called 'Somebody crunched Colin'. Sarah is also

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54:40

What do boxing, climate change and Antarctica having...

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2022/03/09

Dr Ella Gilbert is a climate scientist and presenter with a PhD in Antarctic climate change. She also happens to be a boxer!Ella initially studied meteorology simply because it suited her timetable. Fast forward in time and she is now an incredibly talented climate scientist with a tangible passion for communicating climate change as well as having a great sense of humour.She is one of a very few select people who have worked in the Antarctic. She said she decided she would get there somehow when

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48:08

Bonnie Diamond. Communications Meteorologist with Met...

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2022/02/23

In this next episode we meet Bonnie Diamond, communications meteorologist with the Irish Met service - Met Éireann.This episode was recorded 2 weeks ago before Storm Dudely, Eunice and Franklin hit the UK and IrelandBonnie was raised on a farm in Northern Ireland which unsurprisingly influenced her journey into weather.She talks about her day to day work as a communications forecaster, the role of so many media platforms as well as the importance of the traditional weather forecast on television.She

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44:05

Meet Nina Constable. Award winning documentary maker

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2022/02/09

Meet Nina. Her films have screened in festivals globally and you may have seen some of her work featured on shows such as Springwatch and Countryfile on the BBC.We fell in love with Nina’s wildlife photography and filmmaking on social media and feel so lucky to have Nina on our podcast today to chat all about how the weather impacts her work. You can find Nina's work on her website https://www.ninaconstable.co.uk.We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did and most importantly we hope you

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37:12

Meet Paul Gundersen. Chief Meteorologist with the Met...

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2021/12/15

Meet the very talented Paul Gundersen, Chief Forecaster with the UK's Met Office. Paul's first memories are of standing in deep snow in 1981. Today he is responsible for filtering through gigabytes of weather data to make sure the UK population is prepared whatever the weather.Paul talks through some of the most difficult forecasting decisions he has made plus he tells us about the intricacies of forecasting snow in the UK, a forecasting dark art!We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did and

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52:20

Meet Chris Judge, owner of @ADaily_Cloud,...

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2021/11/25

Today is a very special episode and full disclosure it is a little emotional. We meet children’s author and illustrator Chris Judge. He is also the creator of @ADaily_Cloud on Twitter and Instagram which is where we fell in love with his work. His artwork is also peppered across Dublin with illustrations that capture so much love and imagination.If you haven't come across his @ADaily_Cloud on Twitter or Instagram you need to look him up for a few moments of simple and pure joy every day. We are

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37:24

Meet Doug the Builder as he talks about the past,...

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2021/10/20

In this episode we meet Doug Reynolds aka 'Doug the Builder'. He has worked in the building trade for 40 years, building houses, warehouses and more. Currently he is building an eco house or passive houses, one of the most environmentally friendly homes. He has moved with the times and would like to see more young people come through the trade as he believes they are the future for innovation especially in a globally warming climate.We really hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed

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50:38

Garry talks about the challenges of mountain forecasting

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2021/10/06

Garry from Mountain Weather Information Service talks about the challenges of forecasting for upland parts of the UK. Whether you're a novice or an experienced mountaineer you will have likely come across MWIS and the valuable forecasts it offers 365 days a year.Garry chats through the intricacies of forecasting for ten mountain regions across the UK and the benefits of being a Lakeland fellwalker himself and a meteorologist..We really hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it

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37:57

Grab your surf board. It's Rose Wylot on the weather...

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2021/09/22

Rose Wylot just simply loves to surf and we have learned so much about what she does before she gets her wetsuit on. If you thought that surfing was a simple case of grabbing a long pointy board and hoping for the best think again! Sea fetch, sea swell, wave heights, weather and even walking comes into finding a good surf spot. Rose shares all her secrets as to what makes a great surf and why she simply loves it so much.We really hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it and

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57:26

Climbing mountains with Lizzy.

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2021/09/08

What an inspiring episode. If you ever thought there was something you couldn't do you should talk to Lizzy, our willing guest and mountain leader. Aisling and Gemma were so inspired by this episode they are now going to run a marathon and climb some mountains.How can a simple walk turn into climbing a mountain and then turn into leading lots of people to climb some of the highest mountains in the world?! Lizzy has all the answers, including what the best snacks are plus some very handy hints on

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42:58

Get to know Gemma and Aisling

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2021/08/25

In today's episode we slow things down and have a chat to each other about our lives as weather forecasters and answer some get to know me questions. We meander through the start of our careers through to life events, life experiences and on to some of our favourite things about the weather. We thank you as always for taking the time to listen to our podcast but most importantly we hope you leave this episode loving the weather that little bit more.

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57:38

Liverpool's finest Nick Prebble. Meteorologist....

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2021/08/04

When Nick was a young boy he spent hours waiting for the teletext page to change so he could read what the weather forecast was going to be. He always hoped for snow. These days when he is being a little more serious he works as a Flood Modeller and Flood Forecaster at the Environment Agency.We both laughed and smiled through this podcast and we think you will enjoy how emotive the weather is for Nick who recently returned to his home in the northwest of England where he first fell in love with the

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62:57

There's a Texan in town! Meet Chris Bell.

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2021/07/21

This week we chat to the brilliant meteorologist Chris Bell, Forecasting Director of Weatherquest. Chris once fell asleep during a final exam because he had just returned from a 26 hour storm chasing trip and couldn't stay awake. He also made national headlines in the UK in 2020 by diving almost naked into a few feet of snow! How could you not want to chat to this weather lover more.When he is not snoozing he is an expert in many areas of weather but we asked him about thunderstorms, tornadoes and

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56:12

Becky Jago and her love of all things weather

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2021/07/07

We feel very lucky to have have chatted to ITV's Becky Jago. Her career in media has spanned more than two decades. She says one of her most memorable moments on TV was presenting a weather segment as a bolt of lightning burst across the sky. From Newsround presenter, to radio show host and back to a variety of TV presenting, Becky has a wealth of experience communicating sometimes very difficult but also very fun information. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we do and as always leave this

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59:22

Abbie Dewhurst talks about doing 200 forecasts a day

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2021/06/23

Abbie Dewhurst is a northern girl through and through. Born in Grimsby, she nailed her dream job at 22 presenting the weather. Abbie tells us how every day is a challenge and she never stops learning and just can't imagine a life without weather. From 200 broadcasts a day, to creating Tik Tok videos to presenting the weather on the evening news she glides seamlessly between platforms . Abbie says that all the hours are worth it, particularly when she receives positive messages from people, some even

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62:25

It's the one and only Chris Page - ITV Weather Presenter

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2021/06/09

What is there not to love about our next guest? Meet the fabulous Chris Page. Chris is a part of the ITV Weather presenting team as well as being a technical whizz behind the scenes. Chris fell in love with the weather when he was just a small boy checking his rain gauge with dreams of being a pilot. From rain gauges to his Russian tutor at University, Chris will make you laugh but also show you his more serious side as he shares his journey into media. As always we hope you leave this episode just

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