{"id":10715,"date":"2024-01-03T10:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10715"},"modified":"2024-01-03T10:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:58:58","slug":"weatherbrains-937-what-do-we-do-with-the-yahoos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10715","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 937:  What Do We Do With The Yahoos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 937\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb010224.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 937<\/a> is now online (January 2nd, 2024). 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\/29325683\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" 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\/MoQmg8IbEIU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><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; 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 data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s show will be broken into two halves.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Guest WeatherBrain is a retired Army noncommissioned officer with a background in special operations\/weather. \u00a0He currently does some work for streaming service WeatherNation as a field meteorologist. \u00a0He&#8217;s also a part time police officer as well as Founder\/Director of the National Storm Chaser Summit. \u00a0Erik Fox, it&#8217;s an honor to have you join us for this first show of 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1700014580859088896\/gMUvWE9V_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2nd half of our inaugural 2024 show focuses on auroras and features a professional aurora chaser. \u00a0He&#8217;s a photographer and a PhD student at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. \u00a0He has a passion for space weather and shares his expertise through educational content and sharing his incredible aurora photography. \u00a0Vincent Ledvina, welcome to the show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-416969 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.canvasrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/c-VincentLedvina__13528199125420973527561008904129484574025791n_1669006455589.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 630px\" 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https:\/\/cdn.canvasrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/c-VincentLedvina__13528199125420973527561008904129484574025791n_1669006455589-1080x1224.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.canvasrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/c-VincentLedvina__13528199125420973527561008904129484574025791n_1669006455589-865x980.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cdn.canvasrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/c-VincentLedvina__13528199125420973527561008904129484574025791n_1669006455589-642x728.jpg 642w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1694\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diving into WeatherNation (16:30)<\/li>\n<li>ChaserCon (19:00)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at El Reno tornado (24:30)<\/li>\n<li>Dealing with problematic storm chasers on social media (41:30)<\/li>\n<li>Aurora science and key misconceptions (01:03:15)<\/li>\n<li>Factors contributing to 2024 auroras (01:06:00)<\/li>\n<li>How to start chasing auroras and tools needed (01:12:00)<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming equinox and improving aurora prospects (01:34:00)<\/li>\n<li>Polar stratospheric clouds (01:38:10)<\/li>\n<li>Farthest south for observable auroras (01:40:15)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (58:02)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up (01:48:00)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:45:00)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 937:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chasersummit.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSCS 2024<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erikfox2000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erik Fox on X<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vincentledvina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vincent Ledvina: The Aurora Guy on Facebook<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAA\/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamithaskov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Tamitha Skov on X<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theauroraguy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Aurora Guy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vincent Ledvina &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/solarcycle25\/2023\/12\/31\/strong-solar-flare-erupts-from-sun-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X5 Solar Flare Erupts from Sun<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goodyearblimp\/status\/1741988848240841146?s=46&amp;t=qKntsr7s7oAQ1rO79EpKrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodyear Blimp on X: Rose Bowl sunset view<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foghorn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foghorn Wiki article<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/threats\/threats.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Probabilistic Hazards Outlook<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coweatherman\/status\/1741889773080305992?s=61&amp;t=BzWJPSVGTOSIZn6hjZ9M0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Vagasky on X: Snow Tornadoes<br \/>\n<\/a><\/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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