“I Wouldn’t Want That Job”: The Meteorologists Who Help Decide When Utilities Cut Power
This is what it’s like to work in some of the highest-stakes jobs in weather forecasting.
Quarterbacks playing for the Super Bowl, accountants during tax season, postal workers at Christmas. They’re all jobs that come with a fair degree of stress. But none have quite the same stakes of meteorologists working at utilities when the weather gets wild.
Forecasters are on the frontline of deciding whether to cut power for millions or keeping it on and risking a catastrophic fire. Today’s newsletter takes you inside one of the most high-stakes jobs in meteorology. Plus, your weekend listen and weekend read.