Weather Geeks

First Heat Officer in the U.S.

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

GUEST: David HondulaINTRODUCTION: Weather is an awe-inspiring phenomenon that captures the attention of everyone at some point in their lives, bu...

The Cost of Weather-Related Disasters

02 Mar 2022

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Guest: Steve BowenLooking back to last year, 2021 continued the trend of increasing damage from weather-related disasters with 20 Billion-dollar ...

NASA Chief Scientist & Climate Advisor

23 Feb 2022

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Guest: Dr. Katherine CalvinDr. Katherine Calvin has been an Earth Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Ch...

National Centers for Environmental Protection Director

16 Feb 2022

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Guest: Dr. Michael FarrarIntroduction: A man of many meteorological backgrounds, our next guest is taking on a new journey as he steps into ...

Responding to Natural Disasters

02 Feb 2022

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Guest: Art delaCruzWhen disaster strikes, help may not arrive wearing a cape, but it very well may be wearing a Grey shirt. The men and women wea...

Surviving the Marshall Fire

26 Jan 2022

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Guest: Bob HensonIntroduction: On December 30, 2021, The Marshall Fire ripped through suburban neighborhoods in the Denver-Boulder metropoli...

Dr. Keith Seitter

19 Jan 2022

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Dr. Keith SeitterThe American Meteorological Society has been a collective of meteorologists and a fixture in the professional community since its fou...

Artificial Intelligence & Weather Forecasting

12 Jan 2022

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Guest: Dr Amy McGovernIntroduction: Artificial intelligence continues to make advances in leaps and bounds across the scientific spectrum. Our gu...

How Science is Society

05 Jan 2022

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Guest: Dr. Lisa GraumlichIntroduction: From a young child who witnessed the Cuyahoga River burning... to a pioneer in connecting tree-ring data t...

Recapping the Biggest Weather Stories of 2021

29 Dec 2021

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Guests: Sarah Dillingham, Jason Disharoon, Josh Vexler & Brian KucinskiAs 2021 comes to a close, the Weather Geeks team takes a look at the bigges...

Chasing the Country’s Freshest Powder

22 Dec 2021

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Guest: Steve Conney & Luke Stone, PowderchasersWhen you were a kid, you would fall asleep on a winter night dreaming of waking up to a snow d...

NOAA: A Change at the Top

15 Dec 2021

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Guest: Dr. Rick SpinradIntroduction: Earlier this year in June there was a change in leadership at the top of NOAA. Appointed by President Joe Biden, ...

Dr. Craig McLean

08 Dec 2021

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Guest: Dr. Craig McLeanIntroduction: When we think of NOAA, a multitude of things can come to mind from our planet’s oceans and atmosphere. The rese...

Atmospheric Rivers

01 Dec 2021

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Dr. Marty RalphIntroduction: You can’t row a boat in an atmospheric river, but it is a powerful force of nature that transports massive volumes of w...

Al Roker - America's Weatherman (repeat)

24 Nov 2021

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Al Roker has been giving forecasts for ‘your neck of the woods’ for over 20 years...He is America’s Weatherman, appearing on the TODAY show, Nig...

Mighty Storms of New England

17 Nov 2021

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Guest: Eric Fisher, Author of Mighty Storms of New EnglandMeteorologist Eric Fisher says there are few places on earth that produce weather like ...

GIS and Storm Damage Assessment

10 Nov 2021

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Guest: Ryan LanclosIntroduction:    When disasters strike, emergency responders and government agencies must act quickly, but large-sca...

Getting a GRIP on the tropics

03 Nov 2021

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Guest: Dr. Scott BraunAfter a record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and this season’s forecast to be above average, it might be a good...

ENSO & Climate Communication

27 Oct 2021

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Guest: Tom Di LibertoIt’s baaack!! The NOAA Climate Prediction Center recently announced that La Nina has returned and will likely remain with us th...

Flooding & America's Infrastructure

20 Oct 2021

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Guest: Dr. Jeremy PorterWhen we talk about weather disasters, our minds often go towards tornadoes, hurricanes, and severe weather. But floo...

Forecasting the Road Ahead

13 Oct 2021

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Introduction:Technology is advancing at an amazing pace, creating products and services that were only dreams a decade ago. One of those long lasting ...

MLB Stadiums & Lightning Dangers

06 Oct 2021

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Guest: Chris VagaskyIntroduction: The joy that fills sports fans' hearts as they loudly sing, “Take me out to the ballgame…” is almost palp...

The Future’s A Little Cloudy

29 Sep 2021

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Guest: Dr. Allison WingIntroduction:We’ve got our heads in the clouds today on Weather Geeks! When you see clouds dotting the skyscape, yo...

Hurricane Ida - Communication & Impacts Revisited

22 Sep 2021

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Guest: Dr. Rick KnabbIntroduction:Hurricane Ida became a storm for the record books as it made landfall in Port Fourchon, LA on August 29th with susta...

Berkeley Earth

15 Sep 2021

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Guest: Dr. Robert RohdeIntroduction:While the science of humans’ impact on climate change is now clear, there are still a lot of skeptics out t...

50 Years of Service

08 Sep 2021

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Guest: Dr. Louis W. UccelliniAfter an incredible career that has spanned more than 50 years, the Director of the National Weather Service, Dr. Louis U...

Epic Cleantec

01 Sep 2021

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Guest: Aaron TartakovskyIntroduction: Water is one of our most precious natural resources. We can’t live without it and we have a finite supply of i...

Let’s Talk Tropics: A Chat With The National Hurricane Center

25 Aug 2021

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Guest: Ken GrahamIntroduction: June 1st through November 30th, it’s a time many people, especially those who live along the U.S. coastline, are watc...

Breeezeometer (Air Quality Monitoring)

18 Aug 2021

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Guest: Ran Korber & Paul WalshIntroduction:When it comes to keeping ourselves healthy, we know about eating right and keeping active, but the...

NOAA'S Role with Oceans

11 Aug 2021

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Guest: Rear Admiral Timothy GallaudetIntroduction:When we think of weather, climate and oceanography, one of the main organizations that comes to...

Wildfire Misconceptions are Fueling the Problem

04 Aug 2021

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Guest: Dr. Chad Hanson2020 was the worst year on record for wildfires in the state of California as more than fourmillion acres were burned. Word...

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zones

28 Jul 2021

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Guest: Dr. Tracy FanaraToday’s topic may sound like something you would see in a Sci-Fi movie…  We’re talking about Dead Zones!  ...

Forecasting Gold for the 2021 Olympics

21 Jul 2021

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Guest: Dr. Andrew GrundsteinIntroduction:The summer season is upon us and with it the Olympic Games in Tokyo! Today we’re going to focus on how...

Going to Extremes

14 Jul 2021

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Guest: Dr. Kathryn SullivanIntroduction:“To boldly go where no man has gone before” has a great ring to it and it started many a Star Trek ep...

DailyBreath: Crowdsensing to Better Health

07 Jul 2021

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Guest: Eric KlosIntroduction: If you suffer from ailments like asthma and allergies, you know how difficult it can be to manage your symptoms in every...

Western Drought & Water Rights

30 Jun 2021

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Guest: Eric KuhnIntroduction: Exceptional drought conditions across the West have continued to worsen over the years. In fact, the past year has ...

Lightning Safety Awareness Week

23 Jun 2021

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Guest: John Jensenius Introduction:When thunder roars, go indoors… You’ve all probably heard the saying, and I’m sure many of you have...

Tropical Trouble on the Horizon

16 Jun 2021

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Guest: Dr. Greg PostelWe’re only through the first couple weeks of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and we’ve already had a named storm, a trop...

Climate's "New Normals": What Does That Mean For Me?

09 Jun 2021

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Guest: Jared RennieIntroduction:Just as we do with the census, every ten years it’s time to update some things in the weather world. Among thos...

The Weather Ninja

02 Jun 2021

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Guest: Joe Moravsky, American Ninja WarriorTo become a meteorologist, it can take a lot of determination and strength with all of the math & ...

Hurricane Season 2021 & What's to Come

26 May 2021

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Guest: Dr. Rick KnabbIntroduction:With a new year comes a new hurricane season! Following a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season, it’s unde...

Communication During Hurricane Maria

19 May 2021

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Guest:  Ada MonzónIntroduction:The 2017 Hurricane Season was a memorable one for many in the Atlantic basin with 17 named storms, 10 hurric...

“Supersonic” Weather

12 May 2021

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Artificial Intelligence in Weather & Earth Sciences

05 May 2021

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Guest: Neil SahotaIntroduction:When we think about artificial intelligence, or A.I., what comes to mind for many folks are robots or even IBM’s...

Bridging the Gap: NWS Warnings to Public Consumption

28 Apr 2021

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Guest: Mike ChesterfieldIntroduction:Watch.. Warning… Advisory.. Special Weather Statement. For a lot of folks, especially the general public, ...

Forthcoming Changes in NWS Advisories

21 Apr 2021

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Guest: Dr. Susan JaskoThe purpose of a weather alert, whether it be a watch or warning is to reach the most people and save the most lives; but w...

The Ups & Downs of the Great Lakes

14 Apr 2021

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Guest: Mark TorregrossaIntroduction:    The Great Lakes account for 84% of North America’s surface freshwater, and millions of people...

Mission Control to Mars Perseverance: What’s the forecast?

07 Apr 2021

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Guest: Manuel De La Torre JuarezOn February 18, 2021, the world watched in amazement as the next generation of Mars Rovers set foot on the Red Pl...

MLB Stadiums & Lightning Dangers

31 Mar 2021

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Guest: Chris VagaskyIntroduction: The joy that fills sports fans' hearts as they loudly sing, “Take me out to the ballgame…” is almost palp...

Climate Science and Climate Risk: A Primer by Dr. Kerry Emanuel

24 Mar 2021

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Guest: Dr. Kerry EmanuelClimate science and threats from climate change have been hot topics of conversation among the public as well as business...

Hurricanes & Sea Level Rise: A Recipe for Disaster

17 Mar 2021

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Guest: Brian McNoldy, University of MiamiA lot of us have grown accustomed to extreme weather events after watching them occur year after year, l...

Too Near for Dreams

10 Mar 2021

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Guest: Sean PotterEvery big idea or organization has to get its start somewhere and the National Weather Service is no exception! More than 150 years ...

Houston...We’ve Had Some Weather Problems

03 Mar 2021

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Guest: Matt LanzaIntroduction: Texas just experienced one of the worst weather disasters in its history as temperatures plunged into a deep ...

Climate Data From Tree Rings

24 Feb 2021

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Guest: Valerie TrouetForests can offer us picturesque views, but did you know they also offer us a look at the past? Why is that important? ...

End Climate Silence

17 Feb 2021

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Guest: Dr. Genevieve GuentherIntroduction: Climate change and its impacts are becoming a regular part of conversations among scientists and ...

Sounding the Alarm - Outdoor Siren Effectiveness

10 Feb 2021

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Guest: Jim Coker, EMA DirectorToday’s guest has spent his life serving the Alabama community through multiple branches of law enforcement, and ...

Arctic Report Card 2020

03 Feb 2021

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Guest: Zack LabeRemember when you were anxiously awaiting your report card? It’s very likely that these events were met with mixed emotions as you a...

How To Prepare For Climate Change: A Practical Guide To Surviving The Chaos

27 Jan 2021

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Guest: David PogueOne of the major topics when discussing meteorology is climate change, and we’ve certainly heard a great deal about it over the pa...

Increasing Water Levels In The Great Lakes

20 Jan 2021

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Guest:  Deanna Apps, Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersIntroduction:When you hear people discussing rising water leve...

Seasonal Tornado Forecasting

13 Jan 2021

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Guest: Dr. Ashton Robinson CookWeather forecasting has made leaps and bounds in recent decades, and it’s hard to remember a time when we couldn...

A Hurricane Season for the Record Books

06 Jan 2021

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Guest: Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Colorado State UniversityIf you are a purveyor of weather twitter, this man needs no introduction! Odds are you h...

Year-End Geek Out, 2020 Edition

30 Dec 2020

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Guest: Mike Bettes2020 was, to put it lightly, an insane year.  Mother Nature didn’t care about a global pandemic either, as she lashed out dur...

Weather is a Go For Launch

16 Dec 2020

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Guest: Brian Cizek, Launch Weather Officer, 45th Weather SquadronWith new frontiers developing in spaceflight, it’s more important than ever to...

Antarctic Search for Meteorites

09 Dec 2020

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Guest: Dr. Juliane Gross, RutgersLike searching for needles in a haystack, searching for meteorites on Earth is not an easy feat! How about ...

Navigating the Challenges of Weather & Transportation

02 Dec 2020

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Guest: Paul PisanoIntroduction: Ground transportation is something we all deal with on a daily basis, whether it’s in our cars, on a bus, or the sub...

The World’s Littlest Book for Its Biggest Problem

25 Nov 2020

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Guest: Mike NelsonIntroduction:Have you been struggling to understand climate change and what it means for you and your family?  What if I t...

Big Data Solutions & The Weather Business

18 Nov 2020

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Guest: Mike EiltsIntroduction: When you hear the name, Mike Eilts, a few words may come to mind: storm chaser, atmospheric scientist, journal aut...

The History of Hurricanes

11 Nov 2020

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Guest: Eric Jay Dolin, Ph.D.Introduction: Over the past several decades, the way we consume weather information and receive our latest forecasts ...

Chasing the Flames

04 Nov 2020

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Guest: Dr. Craig Clements, SJSU Fire Weather Research LaboratoryIntroduction:We’ve seen a record number of acres of beautiful countryside go up...

Are You Afraid of the Weather?

28 Oct 2020

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Guest: Margaret Crane, Child PsychologistIntroduction: I have had many Meteorologists come on this show and when I ask them how they got a p...

Artificial Intelligence, the New Weather Frontier

21 Oct 2020

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Guest:  Dr. Jamese Sims, NOAA Senior Physical ScientistArtificial Intelligence…or AI... When you hear that term, it’s likely that your m...

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

14 Oct 2020

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Guest: John LanierIntroduction: As geeks, we can do a lot to help out our environment by doing little things like using less water while brushing...

What If You Could Control the Weather?

07 Oct 2020

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Guest:  Glenn “Hurricane” SchwartzIntroduction: If you were to ask a meteorologist who their top 3 superheroes are, odds are X-Men’...

Challenges of Bilingual Weather Communication

30 Sep 2020

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Guest:  Nelly Carreño, KUVNIntroduction: For those of you who are hurricane buffs like us, you know where they tend to form and where ...

Austin’s Weather Superstar

23 Sep 2020

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Guest: Troy KimmelIntroduction: The state of Texas has many different microclimates, from the deserts in West Texas to the flood-prone grass...

NASA Researchers a Driving Force to Understanding Our Climate

16 Sep 2020

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Guest: Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Director of NASA GISSIntroduction:NASA scientists aren’t just focused on OUTER space. They’re also focused on ...

The Next Generation of Weather & Aviation

09 Sep 2020

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Guest: Dr. Bill Bauman, FAAIntroduction: With more than 5 MILLION square miles of U.S. Domestic airspace and 24 MILLION square miles of U.S....

Ecological Impacts of Hurricanes

02 Sep 2020

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Guest: Dr. William McDowell, University of New HampshireEcology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans like...

Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura

26 Aug 2020

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Special Tropical Edition - Tracking LauraWeather Geeks host Dr. Marshall Shepherd and Meteorologist & The Weather Channel's Dr. Rick Knabb discuss...

Run from the Water...

26 Aug 2020

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Guest: Jamie Rhome, NHC Storm Surge UnitStorm surge…a tropical cyclone’s most deadly threat… Many may recall images that flooded news outle...

Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura

25 Aug 2020

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Weather Geeks host Dr. Marshall Shepherd and Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Producer Sarah Dillingham discuss the latest forecast and impacts expec...

Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura and Marco

24 Aug 2020

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Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura and MarcoWeather Geeks host Dr. Marshall Shepherd and Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Producer Sarah Dilli...

AT&T National Disaster Recovery

19 Aug 2020

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Guest: Steve PouposIntroduction: When disaster strikes, establishing a reliable communication network is critical!  Someone who knows all too wel...

Surviving on Top of the World

12 Aug 2020

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Guest:  Sean Swarner, Mountain Climber & Cancer SurvivorIntroduction:The odds that you will ever find yourself in the middle of a snowst...

In-Depth with the Hurricane Hunters

05 Aug 2020

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Guests:  Richard Henning & Kevin Doremus, Hurricane HuntersAs we’ve highlighted nearly a hundred of times on this podcast, there is a ...

Will a Hot Summer Kill COVID-19?

29 Jul 2020

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Cloudy with a Chance of Pain

22 Jul 2020

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Have you ever heard someone say that they know a storm is coming because their joints start aching or they have a migraine?  Well there is a scie...

Highlighting Racial Challenges in STEM

15 Jul 2020

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The racial injustices experienced by millions of Americans have been brought to greater attention in recent weeks.  Among those Americans are mem...

Weather and the Human Condition

08 Jul 2020

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Guest : Dr. Andrew Grundstein, UGAIntroduction: Many of us have seen first-hand the impacts weather can have on our daily lives, and today we’re goi...

Rip Currents, Rising Tides, and Meteotsunamis… Oh My!

01 Jul 2020

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Guest: Dr. Greg Dusek, NOAA Ocean ServiceThe oceans hold more than 96% of the Earth’s water, and it’s the motions of those oceans we’re foc...

The Weather Out West

24 Jun 2020

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Guest: Dr. Daniel SwainIntroduction: If you’re not from California, what is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of its weather?&n...

The Relationship Between COVID-19 and Climate Change

17 Jun 2020

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Guest: Dr. Aaron Bernstein, Harvard UniversityIntroduction:  We all know that climate change has been detrimental to the health of our ...

Are Floating Cities the Future of Hurricane Protection?

10 Jun 2020

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Guest: Marc Collins Chen, OceanixIntroduction:  When a hurricane is fast approaching, experts always say that you have to fear the wate...

Professor, Author, and Atmospheric Model Extraordinaire

03 Jun 2020

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Guest: Dr. Adam Sobel, Columbia UniversityIntroduction:  Most of the time when we bring someone on to Weather Geeks, they have a certai...

COVID-19’s Impact on Pollution

27 May 2020

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Guest: Ryan Stauffer, NASAIntroduction:  The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we all live our lives, both in the present and in the fu...

Keeping Up the PACE with NASA

20 May 2020

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Guest: Ivona Cetinic, NASA OceanographerIntroduction: NASA does a lot more than mapping our solar system...they have also been mapping our o...

Communicating Climate

13 May 2020

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Guest: Bernadette Woods - PlackyIntroduction:The proper communication of climate science is just as important as communicating it at all! In an e...

Mitigating Disasters & Their Impacts on Society

06 May 2020

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Guest: Dr. Stephen Strader, Villanova UniversityIntroduction:Hurricane Harvey...Hurricane Dorian...the deadly Camp Fire...the devastating Super T...

Radar Meteorology & Observations of Severe Storms

29 Apr 2020

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Guest: Stephen Nesbitt, University of IllinoisIntroduction:Today we’re happy to welcome Professor Stephen Nesbitt from the University of Illino...

The Science of Climate Drawdown

22 Apr 2020

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Guest: Dr. Marilyn Brown, Georgia Tech Introduction: The word “drawdown” is used in multiple fields, from banking to investing, but...