{"id":10436,"date":"2023-07-18T10:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10436"},"modified":"2023-07-18T10:05:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:05:36","slug":"weatherbrains-913-thirty-years-of-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10436","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 913:  Thirty Years of COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 913\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb071723.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 913<\/a> is now online (July 17th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> podcast for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27498708\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZDSqn1fv08A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rip current and undertow dangers \u00a0(10:00)<\/li>\n<li>Surf forecast models (13:00)<\/li>\n<li>First responder rescue process on beaches (22:00)<\/li>\n<li>Single red\/double red distinction (25:00)<\/li>\n<li>Effects of tropical cycles on rip currents (29:30)<\/li>\n<li>Best course of action when seeing distressed persons in coastal waters (53:00)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Identifying rip currents (01:09:30)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:30:00)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:31:30)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up (01:36:50)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:33:25)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 913:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfshoresal.gov\/1136\/Beach-Safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulf Shores, AL Beach Safety<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Oliva &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ilm\/ripcurrents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolinas Rip Current Awareness<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morgan Barry &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/tae\/ripcurrentawareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulf Coast Rip Current Awareness<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott Brown &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ohx\/20090410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 10, 2009 Good Friday Tornado Outbreak<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/us_stormwatch\/status\/1680700765265072128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Persian Gulf International Airport in Iran reported a heat index of 152\u00b0F<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/product.php?site=NWS&amp;issuedby=TWC&amp;product=AFD&amp;format=CI&amp;version=1&amp;glossary=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucson area forecast discussion<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bM98p_BZXjI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things Southerners Say During Bad Weather<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2072-4292\/14\/23\/6048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interpretable Deep Learning Applied to Rip Current Detection and Localization<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2023\/07\/15\/44-years-ago-on-july-16-cheyenne-got-flattened-by-most-destructive-tornado-in-wyoming-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">44 Years Ago, Cheyenne Got Flattened By Most Destructive Tornado In Wyoming History<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rINNOf5-fIk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KYCU-TV Archive: 1979 Cheyenne Tornado Special<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetravel.com\/is-lake-michigan-dangerous\/#:~:text=Lake%20Michigan's%20riptide%20and%20longshore,can%20be%20dangerous%20for%20swimmers.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swift Currents At Lake Michigan Are The Real Danger<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>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. 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