WeatherBrains 69: “Coast Guards”
WeatherBrains Episode 69 is now online (May 21, 2007). The netcast for people who love weather.
In this week’s episode:
With an active hurricane season forecast, we’ll learn more about an amazing source of information that helps monitor and protect our coasts. We visit with Paul Moersdorf, Director of the National Data Buoy Center. Not only does the center monitor the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico for hurricanes, but it also senses El Nino in the Pacific and tsunami activity all over the world;
Weather By Any Other Name: Controversy is brewing between The National Weather Service, The National Hurricane Center and NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We’ll see if there is any “name” calling … and we talk with William Proenza, Director of NHC;
From The Weather Center…
WeatherBrains 101: Professor Peters barks at sun dogs. Click here for links to more images from NOAA;
J.B.’s Journal: J.B. Elliott braves the wind at Logan Canyon, UT, and almost loses his car in the process;
This Week In Weather History: May is always an active month for tornadoes. Bill Murray remembers the first one studied on Doppler radar, and one that went after a radar;
Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, J.B. Elliott and David Black…
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