WeatherBrains 699: Why Is There No Hurricane Kim
WeatherBrains Episode 699 is now online (June 10, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a physical scientist who works for the National Weather Service. She works with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which is a specialized UN agency. Born and raised from Jamaica, she experienced Hurricane Gilbert at a young age, and has been fascinated with weather ever since. She earned her undergraduate degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University and a Master’s degree in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Shanna Pitter, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Satellite frequencies
- Dallas/Fort Worth severe weather incident
- Does the general public pay attention to severe thunderstorm warnings?
- “Code Red” broadcast meteorologist controversy
- National Weather Round-Up
- The Astronomy Report from Tony Rice
- and more!
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WeatherBrains 101: No WB101 this week
Web Sites from Episode 699:
Picks of the Week:
Nate Johnson – Out
Troy Kimmel – University of Wisconsin-Madison Satellite Page
Kim Klockow-McClain – WMO Elections
Bill Murray – Golden eagle and funnel cloud, over Oregon
Dr. John Scala – Traffic circles are causing all of these tornadoes
Brian Peters – Out
Kevin Selle – Out
James Spann – Iowa Environmental Mesonet
Aubrey Urbanowicz – Out
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle, Kim Klockow-McClain, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
