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Episode 355: Forecasting weather effects in Earth orbit

The sun’s interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere creates weather on the ground and in space.

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Lunar and Planetary Scientist Joe Giacalone

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Episode 355: Forecasting weather effects in Earth orbit

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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The sun’s interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere creates weather on the ground and in space. University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Scientist Joe Giacalone talks about space weather and how hard it is to predict it.

Joe Giacalone spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph. D Regents professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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