Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
Guest: John ValliantWhile this year’s wildfire season in the United States hasn’t really picked up steam, the wildfires in Canada have taken over the headlines. Not just because of the extent of the ...
30 Aug 202336min
New Hurricane Analysis & Forecast System
Guest: Dr. Sundararaman GopalakrishnanWith the Atlantic hurricane season in full swing, a new hurricane forecast model is ready to improve forecast accuracy as well as increase our understanding of tr...
23 Aug 202336min
Mental Health at the NWS
Guest: Lieutenant Commander Valerie Gardner, Chief of Behavior Health and Wellness at the National Weather ServiceForecasting for natural disasters brings one level of stress, and the aftermath can ra...
16 Aug 202323min
A Conversation with Margaret Orr
Guest: WDSU New Orleans' Chief Meteorologist Margaret OrrFor over 40 years, viewers in New Orleans have tuned in and watched Margaret Orr deliver their forecast on their local news, eventually becomin...
9 Aug 202341min
Trailblazing at the SPC
Guest: Liz LeitmanIntroduction: You 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 aler...
2 Aug 202336min
It's Time to Get FORTIFIED
Guests: Fred Malik, IBHSIntroduction: After severe weather barrels through a town and destroys everything in its wake, there are stories of survival and perseverance. But then, these communities are t...
26 Juli 202328min
Kansas' Deadliest Tornado
Guests: Jim MinickIntroduction: Tornadoes are one of the most violent weather phenomena on our planet, the strongest of which have been rated an EF5, or an F5 before 2007 when the Enhanced Fujita scal...
19 Juli 202329min
Seeing the Weather in Virtual Reality
Guests: Jase Bernhardt, Ph.D.Introduction: They say you have to see it to believe it, and that phrase has been tested time and time again in social sciences, especially in the meteorology field. Can y...
12 Juli 202328min
