Ordinary consumers can monitor their environment with greater ease and accuracy than ever.
Or they can create the illusion of changing the weather. A week ago, people certainly were talking about the weather when the area saw record high temperatures quickly chased by more wintry conditions. And although there's little the average person can do about the weather itself, technology now enables ordinary consumers to monitor their environment with greater ease and accuracy than ever. With the right equipment, they can at least do something about their response to the weather - and they can, with another gadget, alter their environment by creating the illusion of changing the weather. First things first.