John Oliver's deep dive into weather forecasting gets seriously murky

Come for the scandal, stay for an impression of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.
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Sam Haysom
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John Oliver's deep dive into weather forecasting gets seriously murky
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In the world of Last Week Tonight, nothing is safe. You may have thought the topic of weather forecasting was a fairly innocent one, but John Oliver is here to break down exactly why the opposite is true.

In the monologue above, Oliver dives into the murky relationship between the public and private sectors of weather forecasting — focusing in particular on the sometimes tricky relationship between the government's National Weather Service and companies like AccuWeather.

Come for the scandal, stay for Oliver's undeniably wonderful impression of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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