WeatherBrains 909: MCS of Doom
WeatherBrains Episode 909 is now online (June 19th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a previous guest on the show, appearing on the podcast back in April 2010. He is a professor of geographical sciences at ASU, where he has taught since 1986. He serves as Rapporteur on Extreme Records for the United Nations/World Meteorological Organization, and in this connection is responsible for researching and verifying global weather records. Randall Cerveny, thanks for joining us tonight!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- Anomalous June weather pattern (01:10)
- Treaties concerning record-keeping for Antarctica (18:30)
- History of the WMO/150th Anniversary (21:45)
- Study/history of the jet stream (27:00)
- Previously involved/expensive process of building weather stations (35:30)
- How process of naming tropical systems started (41:00)
- IPCC (44:00)
- 6/15/23 Perryton TX tornado (01:11:00)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:12:00)
- National Weather Round-Up (01:13:35)
- E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 909:
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University Twitter
Picks of the Week:
Randall Cerveny – World Meteorological Organization’s World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive
James Aydelott – Photo of Lawton OK softball-sized hail from Rebecca Raye twitter
Jen Narramore – Bring on the AI Talent
Rick Smith – Out
Neil Jacobs – Simulating Thunderstorm Convection Craziness
Troy Kimmel – Out
Kim Klockow-McClain – 104th AMS Annual Meeting
Bill Murray – Dangerous fire weather conditions becoming more common across U.S.
James Spann – Jeff Piotrowski Tweet/Perryton TX Tornado
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.
