Installing the World's Highest Weather Station with Professor Baker Perry, PhD

Co-lead of the meteorology team on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition and professor in the Department of Geography at Appalachian State University, Baker Perry, joins the show to discuss his fascinating and truly unique work. Tune in to discover:

• How the recently-installed weather stations on Mt. Everest are filling a critical role in climber safety
• What has been learned about the intensity of solar radiation on the mountain and why this is important for projected glacier changes and current models used to make those projections
• Which new insight gained from the implementation of these weather stations might explain the incidence of climber disappearance on Mt. Everest
• How the data sets from these stations can take viewers on a virtual reality trip into the glacier for an immersive, once-in-a-lifetime experience

On Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 10pm ET on National Geographic, you can watch the television premier of Expedition Everest, an unprecedented journey that resulted in the installation of the world's highest weather stations and the collection of the highest ice core known to man.

Baker Perry shares firsthand experience as co-lead of this incredible mission, offering you a glimpse of what it would be like to make the climb yourself. By virtue of Perry and the rest of the expedition team, real-time weather data from the mountain and past and future projections of glacier change is now possible. This not only changes the game for climbing safety, but paves the way for significant improvements to forecast and glacier change models, as well as a better understanding of how the climate is changing.

Perry explains the reasoning behind the placements of the weather stations, the challenges encountered as they gained elevation, what types of equipment and instrumentation were used, and so much more.

Learn more and access real-time data links to these weather stations by visiting https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/perpetual-planet/. Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK