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What will it take to make tornado prediction better?
Shannon Mullen May 21, 2013
Prediction for tornadoes like the one in Moore, Okla., has gotten pretty good. Building thousands of new radar stations would make it better.
PODCAST: Weather to blame for low Walmart sales; Angelina Jolie surgery boosts film about breast cancer
David Brancaccio May 16, 2013
Walmart sales are down and so are housing starts, but the weather could be to blame. Plus, a small film about breast cancer research gets an unexpected boost from Angelina Jolie's preventive mastectomy.
Drought helps DuPont rake in profits
Noel King Apr 23, 2013
DuPont Chemical is primarily known for products like paint pigment, but the sale of drought-resistant seeds is boosting the company's earnings.
Farmers vs. cities in the war for water
Adriene Hill Apr 11, 2013
Water laws in the West often give priority to whose who used a water source first, often farmers. Farmers in New Mexico are fighting to regain their place at the head of the line.
Cattle ranchers get ready for the year ahead
Kai Ryssdal Mar 21, 2013
We check in with Ken Lenox, cattle rancher in Rolla, Missouri about the lingering effects of last summer's drought.
Mississippi barges post-drought: Rollin' on the river
Kai Ryssdal Mar 19, 2013
After months of drought, barge line operators on the Mississippi River celebrate the rain.
Airlines react to Northeast storm, thousands of flights cancelled
Jim Burress Feb 8, 2013
The nation’s airlines are slashing flights by the minute in anticipation of Northeast’s winter weather. United, which has a hub at Newark Liberty International, led the cancellation race; Delta was second.
Does The Weather Channel benefit from blizzards?
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 8, 2013
The Northeast is expected to be hammered by a winter storm of 'historic' proportions. Many are bracing for the worst, but some businesses think snowmageddon is snowtacular.
Bad weather can be bad for your bottom line
Kai Ryssdal Jan 30, 2013
Be it too hot or too cold, someone's business somewhere will be adversely affected.
Drought lowers Mississippi, holding up barge traffic
Eve Troeh Dec 28, 2012
One stretch of the river is closed during the day so Army Corps of Engineers can blast away rock just below the low water.
