Weather Geeks

Inside the Forecast: From the Air Force to the White House

18 Mar 2026

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Guest: Lt. Col. Andrew GayForecasts don’t just matter for farmers, travelers, or weekend plans — they can influence decisions that ripple across t...

Inside the American Weather Enterprise Association

11 Mar 2026

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Guests: Doug Hilderbrand & Jennifer Sprague-HilderbrandWhen you think about the weather world, you might picture satellites spinning overhead, sup...

Inside Severe Season: A Conversation with the SPC Director

04 Mar 2026

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Guest: Dr. Russell SchneiderSpring may mean blooming flowers and warmer days, but for meteorologists, it means something else entirely: severe weather...

Digital Meteorology with Ryan Hall, Y’all

25 Feb 2026

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Guest: Ryan Hall When severe weather is on the horizon, many people turn to their local meteorologist—but millions are heading to YouTube to ge...

Geeking Out About “Wicked Weather”

18 Feb 2026

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Guest: Dr. Alexander Gates, Rutgers University - NewarkWeather doesn’t just shape our daily plans — sometimes, it shapes the course of history. Fr...

Rethinking the 100-Year Flood Event

11 Feb 2026

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Guest: Dr. Younes Alila, University of British ColumbiaFloods are some of the most devastating natural disasters on Earth—washing away homes, r...

U.S. Forest Service Fighting Wildfires with Meteorology

04 Feb 2026

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Guest: Dr. Marcus Williams, Research MeteorologistWildfire is one of the most complex weather-driven hazards we face — shaped by wind, terrain, fuel...

Keeping Up With Cappucci

28 Jan 2026

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Guest: Matthew CappucciIf you’ve ever watched a weather forecast and thought, “Wow, that meteorologist has way more energy than the atmosphere its...

The 2025 Hurricane Models Report Card

21 Jan 2026

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Guest: Dr. Wallace Hogsett, Science & Operations Officer at the NHCEvery hurricane season tells a story — not just through the storms that form,...

The Human Side of Hurricane Response

14 Jan 2026

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Guest: Samira Davis, United Cajun NavyWhen disaster strikes, it’s often the people on the ground — not the headlines — who make the biggest diff...

James Spann and the Next Era of Local Weather

07 Jan 2026

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Guest: James Spann, Chief Meteorologist & Founder of the Alabama Weather NetworkWhen it comes to weather, few names carry the respect, trust, and ...

Texas Flood Disaster | Re-released

31 Dec 2025

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Weather Geeks TeamWhat began as Fourth of July thunderstorms in Kerr County, Texas rapidly evolved into a catastrophic flash flood that overwhelmed ca...

Alan Sealls: A Lifetime in Weather and the Future of AMS | Re-released

24 Dec 2025

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RECORDED FEBRUARY 21, 2025; Originally released April 30, 2025Guest: Alan Sealls, AMS President-ElectFor decades, broadcast meteorologists have b...

Exclusive: Jim Cantore and Dr. Neil Jacobs

19 Dec 2025

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Guest: Dr. Neil JacobsEvery forecast, every watch or warning, every piece of storm research in America… starts at the National Oceanic and Atmospher...

Weather Out West | Re-released

17 Dec 2025

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RECORDED FEBRUARY 25, 2025; Originally released March 26, 2025Guest: Daniel SwainWinds are howling outside Los Angeles, California on a dry January da...

Chasing Hail | Re-released

10 Dec 2025

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RECORDED MARCH 4, 2025; Originally released March 12, 2024Guest: Dr. Sean Waugh, National Severe Storms Laboratory research scientistAs we’...

A Deep Dive into Google DeepMind | Re-released

03 Dec 2025

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RECORDED JANUARY 22, 2025; Originally released FEBRUARY 12, 2025Guests: Dr. Ilan Price, Senior Research Scientist, & Matt Willson, Research Engin...

2025 Weather Wrap-Up

26 Nov 2025

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It’s been one wild ride through the atmosphere this year — from record-breaking heat waves to snowstorms that made us double-check the map, a hurr...

The Weather Guys at Wisconsin

19 Nov 2025

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Guests: Dr. Steven Ackerman and Dr. Jonathan MartinFor most of us, weather talk is a quick chat about the weekend forecast or a snowy commute. But in ...

Ken Burns vs. Mother Nature: Behind the Scenes of The American Revolution

12 Nov 2025

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Guest: Ken BurnsHe’s an Award-Winning Filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and ...

From Cocoa to Climate: Weather at Mars, Inc.

05 Nov 2025

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Guest: Alex TomoffWhen you think of weather and meteorology, you probably picture storm chasers, satellites, or your local forecast. But what about ch...

Supporting Virginia from the Green Screen to Capitol Hill

29 Oct 2025

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Guest: Sean SubletteWhen science and policy meet, the results can shape the way communities prepare for the future. Our guest today, meteorologist and...

Shipping, Safety, and Storms: Forecasting for Amazon

22 Oct 2025

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Guest: Dr. Josh KastmanWhen you think about Amazon, you probably picture two-day shipping, Prime Video, or that familiar brown package on your doorste...

Balanced Weather: Cutting Through the Storm of Misinformation

15 Oct 2025

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Guest: Alan GerardFrom tornado outbreaks to hurricane landfalls, few have had a front-row seat to as many high-impact weather events as Alan Gerard. A...

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Fighting for Clean Transportation

08 Oct 2025

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Guest: Dr. Rachel MuncriefWhen we think about tackling climate change, it’s easy to picture solar panels and wind farms. But there’s another piece...

Cones, Chaos, and Clarity: The State of Hurricane Modeling

01 Oct 2025

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Guest: Dr. Andy Hazelton, University of MiamiWhen a hurricane’s on the horizon, we turn to the forecast models—those swirling graphics and spaghet...

Weathering the Storm: Policy, People, and Public Safety

24 Sep 2025

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Guest: Rep. Eric Sorensen, IL-17When severe weather strikes, the National Weather Service is on the front lines saving lives, but what happens when th...

From Lab to Lawn: Making Storm Prep Practical

22 Sep 2025

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Guest: Rachael Gauthier, IBHSFrom hurricane shutters to fortified roofs, storm prep advice is everywhere, but how do you know what actually works? At ...

Using Virtual Reality to Weather the Storm

10 Sep 2025

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Guest: Dr. Grace Ahn, University of GeorgiaWhen a hurricane threatens, the most dangerous part often isn’t the wind—it’s the water. Storm surge ...

Now Boarding: Turbulence

03 Sep 2025

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Guest: Ignacio Gallego-Marcos, Founder of TurbliIf you have ever flown, odds are that you have experienced turbulence. Whether it was minor, or severe...

Cloud Warriors: The Front Lines of Weather Forecasting

27 Aug 2025

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Guest: Tom WeberWhen we talk about weather forecasting, we often picture meteorologists at a green screen or storm chasers racing toward a supercell. ...

Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change - Oh My!

20 Aug 2025

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Guests: Dr. Ellen Prager & Dave JonesEver heard someone say sharks are growing legs, or that peeing on a jellyfish sting actually helps? Yeah… s...

The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign

13 Aug 2025

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Guest: Dr. Jon NeseWhen we think of the Battle of Gettysburg, we picture tactics, terrain, and turning points but what about the temperature? The clou...

Little House, Big Climate: Lessons from Laura Ingalls Wilder

06 Aug 2025

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Guest: Dr. Barb Mayes BousteadWhen we talk about climate change, the conversation is often full of data, models, and projections, but sometimes, the m...

From Sparks to Surveillance: The Science Behind ALERTCalifornia

30 Jul 2025

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Guest: Dr. Neal DriscollWildfire season used to have a start and end date, but in today’s climate, it feels like it never really stops. As flames ra...

Economic Value of Hurricane Forecasts

23 Jul 2025

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Guest: Dr. Renato Molina, University of MiamiEvery year, hurricanes threaten lives, infrastructure, and the economies of coastal communities—but wha...

A Deeper Look into the Iowa Mesonet

16 Jul 2025

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Guest: Daryl Herzmann, Iowa State UniversityWhether you’re a farmer tracking rainfall, a storm chaser following severe weather, or just someone who ...

Texas Flood Disaster

09 Jul 2025

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Weather Geeks TeamWhat began as Fourth of July thunderstorms in Kerr County, Texas rapidly evolved into a catastrophic flash flood that overwhelmed ca...

Going for Gold, No Matter the Weather

02 Jul 2025

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Guests: Bejan Abtahi & Maria AugutisEvery four years the most incredible athletes from around the globe gather to showcase their athletic abilitie...

Detecting Wildfires from Orbit

25 Jun 2025

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Guest: Chris Van Arsdale, Google Climate & Energy Research LeadWildfires aren’t just a summer problem anymore. This past January, Californi...

Observing Tornadoes with the OTUS Project

18 Jun 2025

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Guests: Nelson & Louis TuckerWhen it comes to tornadoes, getting close is both the goal and the danger. For decades, scientists have relied on rad...

Building Back Better from Hurricanes

11 Jun 2025

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Guest: Dr. Brian Bledsoe, University of GeorgiaWhen a hurricane makes landfall, we expect the strongest impacts to hit the coast. But Hurricane Helene...

Why 40% Chance of Rain Confuses Everyone And How to Fix It

04 Jun 2025

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Guest: Dr. Anne Heggli, Assistant Research Professor at the Desert Research InstituteWeather forecasts are more than just high and low temperatures or...

Tackling Fast Fashion Sustainability

28 May 2025

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Guest: Pamela James, CEO & Founder of Paloma St. JamesIt’s no mystery that industrialization has a negative impact on the environment; however, ...

Pixies, Gnomes, and Jets - Oh My!

21 May 2025

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Guest: Dr. Levi Boggs, Georgia Tech Research InstituteWhen we think of lightning, we picture bolts striking the ground during a thunderstorm—but not...

Revolutionizing Weather Prediction with Microsatellites

14 May 2025

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Guest: Dr. Al Gasiewski, Chief Scientist at Weather StreamFrom hurricanes to heat waves, accurate weather forecasting relies on one crucial factor: da...

Intersection of Weather and Urban Landscapes

07 May 2025

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GUEST: Dr. Dev Niyogi, Professor at University of Texas at AustinCities aren’t just concrete jungles—they’re microclimates of their own, shaping...

Alan Sealls: A Lifetime in Weather and the Future of AMS

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guest: Alan Sealls, AMS President-ElectFor decades, broadcast meteorologists have been the trusted voices guiding us through hurricanes, tornadoes, an...

Safety vs. Schedule: The Parental Perspective on School Weather Closures

23 Apr 2025

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Guest: Stephen Wooten, ResearcherAs a parent, there’s nothing more important than making sure your child is safe—especially when severe weather th...

Inside Georgia Tech’s Severe Storms Research Center

16 Apr 2025

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Guest: John Trostel, DirectorFrom towering supercells to fast-moving derechos, severe storms are some of the most powerful and unpredictable forces in...

Rebuilding Resilience: Lessons from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina

09 Apr 2025

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Guest: Jenny Dissen, NCICSWhen a hurricane strikes, the immediate damage is only part of the story. The real test comes in the days, weeks, and even y...

Is NOAA Going to be Okay?

02 Apr 2025

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Guest: Dr. Rick Spinrad, Outgoing NOAA Administrator From predicting hurricanes and monitoring our oceans to leading cutting-edge climate researc...

Weather Out West

26 Mar 2025

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Guest: Daniel SwainWinds are howling outside Los Angeles, California on a dry January day. The hillsides north and east of the city erupt in flames. A...

Snow Squall Warning Communication

19 Mar 2025

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Guests: John Banghoff, Jonathan Guseman, Jase BernhardtWe’ve all seen it. A multi-car pile-up accident that seems unstoppable. One weather...

Chasing Hail

12 Mar 2025

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Guest: Dr. Sean Waugh, National Severe Storms Laboratory research scientistAs we’ve seen in the movies, and real life, tornadoes are some of th...

Predicting Severe Weather Using AI

05 Mar 2025

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Guest: Jason Deese, CEO of Flash Weather AIWeather forecasting has always been a mix of art and science, relying on tools like the Euro and GFS models...

California’s Disastrous Wildfires

26 Feb 2025

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Guest: Anthony Edwards, Newsroom Meteorologist with the San Francisco ChronicleWith every new year comes hope for a prosperous year. For thousands in ...

Space City Weather

19 Feb 2025

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Guest: Eric Berger4.…3….2….1…. Liftoff! - of this week’s episode of Weather Geeks with our special guest - Eric Berger. Launching his career...

A Deep Dive into Google DeepMind

12 Feb 2025

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Guests: Dr. Ilan Price, Senior Research Scientist, & Matt Willson, Research EngineerFrom the Euro to the GFS to the Canadian, there are multitudes...

How the Weather Can Affect Your Home Insurance

05 Feb 2025

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Guest: Dr. Philip Mulder, Assistant Professor at UW-MadisonOnce you become a homeowner, you are flooded with the overwhelming responsibility of protec...

IceCHIP Field Campaign

29 Jan 2025

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Guest: Dr. Victor GensiniWhen discussions are had about Billion-Dollar Disasters, odds are your mind goes to the biggest hurricane landfalls and torna...

Let's Geek Out About Tornadoes! | Re-Released

22 Jan 2025

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RECORDED MARCH 28, 2024 Originally released MAY 29, 2024Guest: Dr. Paul Markowski, Penn StateWe are in the throes of the springtime severe season and ...

The Olympics & Sports Ecology | Re-released

15 Jan 2025

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RECORDED JULY 9, 2024 Originally released JULY 31, 2024Guest: Dr. Jessica Murfree, Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel HillThe biggest event in the spor...

Behind the Scenes at NCEI | Re-released

08 Jan 2025

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RECORDED MARCH12, 2024 Originally released MAY 15, 2024Guest: Jared Rennie, NCEI Research MeteorologistGathering and analyzing data today to help us p...

Twisters: Taming the Tornado | Re-released

01 Jan 2025

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RECORDED JULY 30, 2024 Originally released AUGUST 7, 2024Guest: Rick Smith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for NWS NormanIf you feel it, chase it!...

Improving Hurricane Risk Perceptions |Re-release

25 Dec 2024

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RECORDED MARCH 15, 2024 Originally released JUNE 12, 2024Guest: Dr. Jason Senkbeil, Associate Professor at the University of AlabamaHurricane season i...

Weather Geeks 10th Anniversary | Re-released

18 Dec 2024

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RECORDED JUNE 7, 2024 Originally released JULY 17, 2024Guest: Dr. Shepherd & the Creators of Weather GeeksAs long as there has been weather, we ha...

A Deeper Dive Into Our Closest Star | Re-released

11 Dec 2024

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RECORDED APRIL 1, 2024 Originally released April 3, 2024Guest: Dr. C. Alex Young, NASA HeliophysicistYou may have noticed there’s been plenty of con...

Voyages Beyond the Horizon | Re-released

04 Dec 2024

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Guest: Dr. Dawn Wright, United States Science EnvoyRECORDED APRIL 18, 2024. Originally Released June 19, 2024 One of the greatest joys in being a...

2024 Weather Wrap-Up

27 Nov 2024

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Guest: Weather Geeks TeamWorking as a meteorologist is never boring, because the weather changes every single day! With how volatile each day cou...

Using AI to Assess Hurricane Damage

20 Nov 2024

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Guest: Dr. Robin Murphy, Professor at Texas A&M UniversityWith many natural disasters it takes time to fully understand the scope of the devastati...

Communicating Weather Impacts for RV Travelers

13 Nov 2024

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Guest: Dave Titley, Co-Founder of RV Weather EnterprisesDescription: When you’re traveling somewhere, whether it’s on vacation or for bu...

Atmospheric Insights at NCAR

06 Nov 2024

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Guest: Everette Joseph, Director of NCARDescription: We have the NWS, NOAA. and NCEI, but another very valuable member of the meteorological alph...

Fall Foliage Forecasting

23 Oct 2024

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Guest: Evan FisherAs the summer season turns to cooler fall temperatures, the annual passage of time is marked by the changing of the leaves. Whether ...

Compound Disasters Along the Gulf Coast

16 Oct 2024

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Guest: Roy Wright, President & CEO of IBHSFool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. After a natural disaster strikes a communit...

Hurricane Milton: Special Episode

09 Oct 2024

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As Hurricane Milton bears down on the state of Florida, Dr. Matt Sitkowski and Dr. Greg Postel of The Weather Channel sit down to discuss this prolifi...

The Triple Whammy Flood Problem

02 Oct 2024

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Guest: Dr. Matt Bilskie, Assistant Professor at the University of GeorgiaA lot of our Weather Geeks listeners will remember the classic game show, “...

Painting the Weather

25 Sep 2024

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Guest: Bill Haskell, ArtistArtists and musicians will often cite a muse as their inspiration for their works of art, which is usually a love interest ...

NOAA: Undervalued and Underfunded?

18 Sep 2024

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Guest: Scott Rayder, President of LynkerHere on the Weather Geeks podcast, we don’t have to remind you what NOAA is and how they work every single d...

Touching Base with NASA's PACE

11 Sep 2024

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Guest: Dr. Jeremy Werdell, Oceanographer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterFrom the smallest plankton to the grandest cloud formations, the PACE ...

Can Pollen Change The Weather?

04 Sep 2024

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Guest: Dr. Jordan Schnell, Research Associate for CIRES at CU Boulder; NOAA GSLYou know the Phil Collins song that goes “I can feel it coming in the...

From Astrophysics to the AMS

21 Aug 2024

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Guest: Dr. Stella Kafka, AMS Executive DirectorThe world of meteorology is vast, with the options of different career paths spreading far and wide!&nb...

Sargassum, Coral Reefs, and Water Quality

14 Aug 2024

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Guest: Dr. Brian LaPointe, Research Professor at Florida Atlantic UniversityAs we are heading into the throes of summer, a lot of you are going to be ...

The Sport of Storm Chasing

24 Jul 2024

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Guest: Charles Peek, Storm Tracker for The Weather ChannelIt’s the thrill of the chase! After a record-breaking severe season, countless jaw-dr...

Using AI to Study Weather & Climate

10 Jul 2024

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Guest: Campbell Watson, Senior Research Scientist at IBM ResearchAs artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to become more pervasive in our tec...

Flash Flood Severity Index

03 Jul 2024

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Guest: Dr. Amanda Schroeder, NWS Fort WorthDescription: Flooding can occur any time of the year and in any part of the United States. It is a wea...

Space Weather Prediction Center

26 Jun 2024

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Guest: Clinton Wallace, Director of the SWPCWeather Geeks often spend their time looking up at the sky, but there are some Geeks that look even farthe...

D-Day: How the Weather Saved NATO

05 Jun 2024

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Guest: John Ross, authorWhether you’ve heard about D-Day or the Battle of Normandy through a textbook at school many years ago or from a documentary...

Weather On Top of the World

22 May 2024

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Guest: Charlie Peachey, Mount Washington Weather ObserverThe United States sees almost every kind of meteorological phenomena imaginable, but there’...

New Developments in Rapid Intensification

08 May 2024

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Guest: Dr. Falko Judt, Research Meteorologist at NCARIn tropical meteorology, the term ‘rapid intensification’ describes a tropical cyclone that d...

Let’s Clear the Biases in Weather AI

01 May 2024

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Guest: Dr. Amy McGovern, University of OklahomaWe as humans all have biases whether we like to believe it or not, especially when it comes to meteorol...

High Elevation Weather Stations

24 Apr 2024

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Guest: Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer When it comes to the highest places on Earth, the Rockies, the Andes and of course, the Hima...

Weather & Fashion

17 Apr 2024

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Guest: Dr. Nicole Mölders, Professor at University of Alaska FairbanksIf you grew up in a colder climate, your parents always told you that you have ...

How AI is Helping Weather Models Make the Grade

10 Apr 2024

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Guest: Dr. Stephan Rasp, Senior Research Scientist at GoogleAs technology continues to improve, weather models are becoming increasingly more accurate...

Caribbean Flash Droughts

27 Mar 2024

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Guest: Craig Ramseyer, Assistant Prof. at Virginia TechWhen a drought is depicted on TV or in movies, you’ll usually see parched farmland with wilte...

The Berardelli Bonus

20 Mar 2024

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Guest: Jeff Berardelli, WFLA-TV Chief MeteorologistAs you go about your daily life, you may check your local news station for the weather for the day ...

Climate & Environmental Law

13 Mar 2024

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Guest: Madison CondonAs much as you’d want to stop drinking out of plastic straws or hop on public transportation, there is only so much that one pe...

Natural Disaster Economics

06 Mar 2024

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Guest: Dr. Kevin SimmonsEpisode Intro: In our current tornado and severe thunderstorm warning system, if you are put under a warning, there is no...

Severe Stats at the SPC

28 Feb 2024

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Guest: Evan BentleyEpisode Intro: In the world of meteorology, the letters “SPC” carry a lot of weight. From severe weather to flooding and f...

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcano Retrospective

21 Feb 2024

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Guest: Dr. David WilmouthEpisode Intro: On January 15, 2022, a massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano occurred, sending lite...