WeatherBrains 752: Category 3 1/2
WeatherBrains Episode 752 is now online (June 15th, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Our first Guest WeatherBrain on tonight’s show has her background in psychology and sociology. She’s the President and Chief Executive Officer for Smart Home America. Julie Shiyou-Woodard, welcome to the show!
Our second Guest WeatherBrain is a PhD from Texas Tech. He’s the Senior Director of Product Design and Lead Meteorologist at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety Research Center. Dr. Ian Giammanco, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Tonight’s Guest Panelist is a retired Operational Satellite meteorologist who worked for 36 years for NOAA/NESDIS. He still provides support for Broadcast Meteorologists all over the country who rely on his knowledge of satellite data to improve their forecasts. Sheldon Kusselson, welcome to the show!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- What happened to tornado season in the Plains?
- National Weather Round-Up
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
- and more!
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Web Sites from Episode 752:
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety Research Center
Picks of the Week:
Dr. Ian Giammanco – VORTEX2 ends a decade ago
Sheldon Kusselson – Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training
Sheldon Kusselson – CIRA Slider Satellite Imagery
Sheldon Kusselson – CIRA Experimental Advected Layered Precipitable Water
Sheldon Kusselson – CIRA’s Merged Total Precipitable Water
Sheldon Kusselson – Hurricane Agnes 45th Anniversary
Sheldon Kusselson – United States Sea Level Pressure Extremes
Sheldon Kusselson – CIMSS/University of Wisconsin Satellite Imagery
Jennifer Narramore – The Pilger, NE Tornado Family – June 16, 2014
Nate Johnson – Foghorn
Troy Kimmel – Survey: National Weather Serves simplifying watches, warnings, and advisories
Kim Klockow-McClain – At War with the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes
Bill Murray – Hazard Simplification Final Proposal: Discontinuance of Advisory, Special Weather Statement, and Short Term Forecast Headlines
Bill Murray – NWS Hazard Simplification: Proposed Major Change to WWA System
Bill Murray – Smart Home America Fraud Checklist
Kevin Selle – Out
James Spann – Weather Company lays off dozens, shutters popular Weather Underground ‘Category 6’ blog
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, Jenn Narramore and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
