Weather Realness
By Illinois Public Media - WILL
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Episodes: 60
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Illinois Public Media premieres a new weekly radio program and podcast, a partnership with the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences in the School of Earth, Society & Environment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Weather Realness brings the best weather and climate scientists in Illinois to help the public understand weather and climate by providing scientific facts and enlightening conversation.
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How to stay safe during extreme heat
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Why Garden Hills floods and how new infrastructure could help
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Meteorologist professor reviews the science behind “Pressure”
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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How the National Weather Service plans weather safety for the FIFA World Cup
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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What summer weather could look like in Illinois this year
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May 30, 2026 |
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How weather forecasting evolved from guesswork to science
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May 30, 2026 |
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What wildfire season looks like in Illinois and the risks they bring
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May 09, 2026 |
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How a dust storm swept across central Illinois earlier this week
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May 09, 2026 |
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How language barriers can put lives at risk during severe weather
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May 02, 2026 |
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What caused this week’s severe weather in Illinois
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May 02, 2026 |
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Why meteorologists still rely on weather balloons
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Why flights get delayed and what weather has to do with it
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Storm chasing can be deadly, here’s how to stay safe
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Storm chasers on the reality behind the chase
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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How much energy and water does AI really use?
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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How AI is changing weather forecasting and climate predicitions
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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What a longer growing season means for Illinois crops
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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How to keep your garden blooming in spring weather
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Inside the March heatwave that shattered records across the U.S.
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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How rising temperatures are reshaping California’s snowpack and Illinois’s drought
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Tornadoes ripped through Illinois and Indiana last week. Here’s how it happened and why
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Hailstones pelted Illinois last week. How they form and grow so large
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Severe weather season is here, what do weather warnings mean and how to stay prepared
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires: how scientists link extreme weather to climate change
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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What Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show says about climate challenges in Puerto Rico
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Heavy rain reaches Illinois, but drought is far from over
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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University of Illinois President Tim Killeen talks geophysics career, current state of climate science and retirement
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Anxious about climate change? Experts discuss its impact on mental health
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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How climate research shapes weather warnings at home and abroad
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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What a warming climate means for winters in Illinois
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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What’s behind weeks of snow and extreme cold in Illinois?
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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The Palisades Fire: Don’t Call Us Heroes
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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The Palisades Fire: Get the Boys Ready
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Your official 2025 weather year in review
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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It took an army to get Gies Memorial Stadium ready for the November 29 game. Here’s how they did it.
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Weather significantly affected these football games. Which ones do you remember?
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Blizzards, Sleet, Snow, Wind Chills… understanding how to survive winter in Illinois
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Welcome to winter (early) in Central Illinois
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign proposes to build next generation nuclear microreactor
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Illinois is national leader in nuclear power. Should we grow this ‘carbon free’ technology?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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University of Illinois scientists explain why Hurricane Melissa will be one for the recordbooks
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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An observer developed at UIUC will study space weather and how it affects us on Earth
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Which trees fare well in Illinois during drought and how you can save yours?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Illinois drought of 2025 is becoming a real concern for farmers and firefighters
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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The impact of drought on the 2025 fruit harvest
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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How does the weather affect autumn leaf colors?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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How harvesting solar energy could save all of us money in the long run
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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How solar is helping Illinois pave the way to a greener future
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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How to best clear the air of carbon to save a planet in peril
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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The link between carbon emissions and climate change
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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What to expect in the 2025 Hurricane Season and beyond
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Witnessing Hurricane Katrina and how it changed America
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Is climate change harming corn crops in Illinois?
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Yes, Corn Sweat exists! And it happens all the time
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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How you can stay prepared for flooding in Illinois and what does ‘500-year flood’ really mean?
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Understanding the Texas flood tragedy
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Answering your weather and climate questions - ep. 1
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The heat wave in 1995 that changed America
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Why heat waves are becoming more frequent
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Welcome to Weather Realness
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Jul 29, 2025 |