Filling in for Joan Esposito, John St. Augustine talked to WGN-TV chief meteorologist emeritus Tom Skilling, who discussed his 45-year career as a TV weatherman and the realities and impacts of climate change. Skilling emphasized the importance of accurate weather forecasting, making mention of advancements in technology, such as the Aurora exascale supercomputer, which performs 2.5 billion mathematical equations per second. He also addressed the public's fascination with weather and the need for better climate models to predict extreme weather events. 

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