Unexplainable

Cloud atlas

Montag, 2. Februar 2026 · 29 min

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It’s surprisingly hard to predict how clouds form, move, and change, but it’s essential to try. Because how clouds react to a warming world helps determine how hot our future will be. (Originally aired in 2021)

Guests: Vox contributor Umair Irfan (vox.com/authors/umair-irfan), scientists Scott M. Collis (anl.gov/profile/scott-m-collis), Angeline Pendergrass (cals.cornell.edu/people/angeline-pendergrass), and author Gavin Pretor-Pinney (instagram.com/gavinpretorpinney/?hl=en)

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