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The Corporate Meteorologists Who Keep Santa's Sleigh in the Air

Did you know that companies like FedEx and UPS have war rooms of meteorologists to keep everything on schedule? We didn't. Almost a billion packages will be delivered this holiday season by the shipping industry. Who keeps all those planes in the sky and on time? The answer comes from Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell.

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KCRW placeholderBy Marc Cooper • Dec 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Did you know that companies like FedEx and UPS have war rooms of meteorologists to keep everything on schedule? We didn't. Almost a billion packages will be delivered this holiday season by the shipping industry. Who keeps all those planes in the sky and on time? The answer comes from Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell.

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    Marc Cooper

    University of Southern California

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Sonya Geis

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    Drew Harwell

    tech reporter at the Washington Post

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