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WeatherBrains 777: Eaten By Rats

WeatherBrains Episode 777 is now online (December 7th, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a friend of the show, having appeared on shows 331, 292, and 254. Those shows were named “JB push the blue button”, “It looks like a Vienna Sausage” and “What’s that smell”, tree of the more notoriously named shows. He pens the monthly weather history column Retrospective in Weatherwise magazine and has recently penned a book for AMS books about Cleveland Abbe. Sean Potter, welcome back to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Meteorological research advice (56:20)
• Governor’s Island New York Fort Columbus (59:30)
• 1932 Tri-State Tornado era storm surveys (1:03:25)
• Winter of 1869-1870 (1:19:25)
• Texas drought (1:39:50)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• This Week in Tornado History with Jen
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

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Web Sites from Episode 777:

Sean Potter Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Sean Potter – First Woman: Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphere

Jen Narramore – I’m With Phil

Nate Johnson – End of an Era: Hurricane Schwartz Abandons Long-Range Winter Forecasts After 23 Years

Troy Kimmel – Drones are helping scientists understand major weather events

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – Word choice matters in weather communications

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Fort Wagler

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, Nate Johnson, and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.