Father Angelo Secchi: The Priest Who Recorded the Weather and Helped Pioneer Hurricane Forecasting

Podcast: Meteorology Matters · Rob Jones

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Before satellites, radar, and computer models, meteorologists had to learn how to measure the atmosphere, recognize patterns, and understand the warning signs of approaching storms. One of the scientists who helped make that possible was Father Angelo Secchi, an Italian Jesuit priest whose achievements extended far beyond astronomy. Continuing our Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month series, this episode explores Secchi’s remarkable contributions to meteorology, including his pioneering automatic meteorograph, his investigations of Earth’s ma...