Weather Geeks

Guest: Dr. David WilmouthEpisode Intro: On January 15, 2022, a massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano occurred, sending literal shockwaves around the globe and releasing millions of...

21 Feb 202438min

Guest: Adam Smith, NOAA / NCEIEpisode Intro: 2023 set the record for the most billion dollar disasters in the United States in one calendar year. As the name suggests, a billion dollar disaster is a w...

14 Feb 202429min

Guest: Dr. Jonathan Kahl, Professor at UW-MilwaukeeIf you’re a sports fan, you may know the term “Scorigami!” When you have a score combination that has never occurred before, you achieve Scorigami! A...

7 Feb 202429min

Guest: Greg CarbinOver the past half a century, we’ve been experiencing the same thunderstorms, blizzards, and hurricanes. Our changing climate may have altered how these weather phenomena act, and in...

31 Jan 202436min

Guest: Dr. Justin SharpeWe all know the saying “if a tree falls in a forest and there’s nobody around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Well in our world, we can say something like “if a forecast is ...

24 Jan 202435min

Guest: Liz LeitmanYou are probably familiar with severe thunderstorm and tornado watches. The storm prediction center and its predecessors have been issuing them since the 1950’s to alert people that ...

17 Jan 202436min

Guest: Dr. Michael MannThe topic of climate change and the future of our planet is both a controversial as well as at times difficult topic to understand. But if we want to know more about our future,...

10 Jan 202439min

Guests: Jessica ArnoldyIntroduction: A lot of us have memories of being carpooled to your Saturday morning Little League game or having PB&J’s at the picnic table after soccer practice with your teamm...

3 Jan 202433min