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El Niño and Why We Can't Predict the Weather

Season 3 Episode 49 | 6m 16s

Why is the weatherperson wrong?

What is El Niño? Why can’t we predict the weather? Just a few slight changes in global climate patterns can drastically shift the weather. Thanks to chaos theory, even our smartest meteorologists can’t predict weather correctly.

10/05/2015 | Rating NR

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El Niño and Why We Can't Predict the Weather

Season 3 Episode 49 | 6m 16s

What is El Niño? Why can’t we predict the weather? Just a few slight changes in global climate patterns can drastically shift the weather. Thanks to chaos theory, even our smartest meteorologists can’t predict weather correctly.

10/05/2015 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

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