S1E1440 - The Men Who Predicted the APOCALYPSE: The El Niño Breakthrough
Published: October 22, 2026
Duration: 56:13
Ever feel like the weather has gone completely off the rails lately? ⛈️
You aren't just imagining it. In this episode, we uncover the scientific thriller behind the 1983 discovery of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)—a breakthrough that promised to tame the chaos of El Niño and predict catastrophic droughts.
Why this story matters today:The Dismissed Genius: Meet Neville Nicholls and John McBride, the meteorologists whose revolutionary research was ignored by the establishment until the devastating Ash Wednesday bushfires proved...
You aren't just imagining it. In this episode, we uncover the scientific thriller behind the 1983 discovery of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)—a breakthrough that promised to tame the chaos of El Niño and predict catastrophic droughts.
Why this story matters today:The Dismissed Genius: Meet Neville Nicholls and John McBride, the meteorologists whose revolutionary research was ignored by the establishment until the devastating Ash Wednesday bushfires proved...