WeatherBrains 75: “Green to Green”

WeatherBrains Episode 75 is now online (July 2, 2007). The netcast for people who love weather.

In this week’s episode:

Green TownGreensburg Going Green: After the devastating EF-5 tornado in Greensburg, Kansas, some people took a look at the flattened city and saw rebirth using the weather for good this time. We visit with Chris Kliewer, President of the Wichita Chapter of the American Association of Architects. A vision is growing for bringing the town back and the weather will continue to play a role;

RainCoCo-what?: The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) wants you! Your rainfall reports are needed for their website, for education, and for research. We’ll visit with Henry Reges, National Coordinator for the group based at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University;

From The Weather Center…

  • WeatherBrains 101WeatherBrains 101: More models! Last time, global … this time, regional. Professor Peters continues his lesson on computer models;
  • This Week In Weather History: Georgia’s worst tropical cyclone wasn’t even a hurricane, and Independence Day weather through the years. Bill Murray has This Week in Weather History;

Websites mentioned in this episode:

GreensburgGreentown.org

CoCoRaHS.org

Join James Spann, David Black, J.B. Elliott, Kevin Selle and Brian Peters…

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