WeatherBrains 240: Heat Wave… Or Is It?
WeatherBrains Episode 240 is now online (August 30, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
WeatherBrains - August 30, 2010This week’s guest WeatherBrain is Joe D’Aleo… the first Director of Meteorology at the cable TV Weather Channel. He has over 30 years experience in professional meteorology. Mr. D’Aleo was Chief Meteorologist at Weather Services International Corporation and Senior Editor of “Dr. Dewpoint” for WSI’s popular Intellicast.com web site. He is a former college professor of Meteorology at Lyndon State College. Mr. D’Aleo is a Certified Consultant Meteorologist and was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). He has served as a member and then chairman of the American Meteorological Society’ Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, and has co-chaired national conferences for both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Mr. D’Aleo was elected a Councilor for the AMS.
Also joining us again is meteorologist Joan Van Ahn… remember by many as the host of the PBS show “AM Weather” back in the 1980s. Joan is now with the NWS HQ in the Washington, DC area.
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
Picks of the Week:
Dr. Tim Coleman – HORN!
JB Elliott – HORN!
Bill Murray – NOAA Natural Hazard Stats
James Spann – The Sleeping Giant – From Digital Meteorologist
Joan Van Ahn: (NWS) database system used to catalog and display NWS Products and Product Enhancements
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Dr. Tim Coleman, and Bill Murray. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under Shows.
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Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain loves weather, especially extreme weather. She can be seen weekdays giving the National and International weather on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s network news show NewsWorld. She studied at the University of Western Ontario and York University. She also spent some time at Environment Canada, where she held the position of storm chaser.