The ECRUU Podcast: Skymet's founder on cracking the Indian monsoon
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This week, we interviewed Jatin Singh, Skymet's founder.
Jatin Singh is the founder and head of Skymet, India’s biggest private weather forecasting agency. Skymet plays a key role in monsoon forecasting, which in turn is key to predicting India’s cane crop, one of the biggest swing factors in the global sugar market. Skymet has also played a role in changing India’s approach to weather forecasting.
In this episode, Jatin shares with us how he got into weather forecasting, what it takes to run a weather agency, and the (political!) implications of forecasting India’s monsoon. You can listen to the podcast here.
In this podcast you’ll find out:
-Skymet’s take on this season’s monsoon and upcoming forecast updates
-The limits of the current forecasts and what to look out for
-The difference between Skymet and the Indian Met Department (IMD) forecasts
-Why monsoon forecasting is political
-Why it’s so much harder to forecast rainfall in tropical regions
-How a weather agency make money
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