Weather Geeks

Guest: Dr. Karen KosibaWhen we assign a rating to a tornado, it’s based on the damage it’s left behind. But what happens when a powerful tornado roars through a field? Is the rating assigned accurate ...

13 Apr 202229min

Guest: Dr. Stephen StraderIntroduction: Severe weather comes in many forms, and tornadoes are amongst the deadliest on a yearly basis. When severe weather strikes, many people feel as if the safest pl...

6 Apr 202231min

Guest: Tony LyzaWhen you think of tornadoes, you probably think of a big supercell in Tornado Alley in Texas or Oklahoma or Kansas. However, the idea of a “tornado alley” can be misleading. Tornadoes...

30 Mar 202239min

Guest: Kevin CooleyWhen life-threatening weather is occurring, the National Weather Service not only monitors the threat, but also puts out products through a variety of sources in order to convey the...

23 Mar 202235min

Guest: Harrison PrietoStudent athletes at the collegiate level have to balance a plethora of responsibilities, both academic and athletic. For one of those student athletes, meteorology plays a huge r...

16 Mar 202232min

GUEST: David HondulaINTRODUCTION: Weather is an awe-inspiring phenomenon that captures the attention of everyone at some point in their lives, but it’s also powerful and can be deadly as well. When we...

9 Mar 202237min

Guest: Steve BowenLooking back to last year, 2021 continued the trend of increasing damage from weather-related disasters with 20 Billion-dollar events. While there weren’t as many events as the recor...

2 Mar 202232min

Guest: Dr. Katherine CalvinDr. Katherine Calvin has been an Earth Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute since 2008. Just recently, Dr. Calvin...

23 Feb 202231min