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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.
Barge lines not fazed by high waters on the Mississippi River
Kai Ryssdal Apr 26, 2013
For one barge line operator, the high waters of the Mississippi mean business as usual (though with a more watchful eye).
A hopeful spring for cattle ranchers
Kai Ryssdal Apr 24, 2013
Rain in Missouri means grass is growing -- and that's a good thing for cattle ranchers.
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.
U.S., Mexico have lowest gas, carbon taxes in rich world
Scott Tong Jan 28, 2013
Among the world's most developed countries, Turkey and the Netherlands tax gas and carbon use at the highest rate; the U.S., Mexico and Canada tax carbon and gas at the lowest rates.
Sandy-flooded cars: Buyer beware
Sally Herships Jan 23, 2013
Many cars that were flooded by Hurricane Sandy are back on the market. Experts offer tips for how to sniff out a fishy used car.
Natural gas fracking: big trouble or bridge fuel?
Scott Tong Jan 28, 2013
In our Petro-State podcast, we talk to Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations about the potential of natural gas to transition us to a low-carbon future. And we play fracking BS Detector.
