Close Up Radio Welcomes Back H. Michael "Mike" Mogil of How the Weatherworks

Naples, FL – Weather and climate are huge influences on nearly every aspect of our lives.  This includes our everyday activities, the clothes we wear, the foods that can be grown, our livelihoods, our  travel (local and vacation), the cost of heating and cooling our homes, our health, and much more.

Yet, the concepts of climate and weather are often muddled, while the two are actually fundamentally different.  According a colleague of Mike’s, “Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.”

Today, we have daily weather forecasts, hurricane season forecasts, and longer-term climate and climate change predictions.  The latter are often presented with the same authority as the shorter-term weathercasts we have come to love on TV and on the Internet. When the media, social media, schools, and tv meteorologists all preach human-caused climate change, it’s hard to get the whole story.

This interview will explain that climate change is real, but that it goes beyond just carbon dioxide. It will challenge you to think about the many implications surrounding climate change.

To help listeners better understand the two science areas, Mike routinely writes a blog where he explains weather.  You can reach this blog by visiting his web site http://www.weatherworks.com and scrolling down to the link to “Lifelong Learning Blog.”  He also has a published book entitled “Extreme Weather,” in which he explains weather of all types and goes into detail about climate and climate change.  Feel free to contact him at learning@weatherworks.com for more information.