{"id":10777,"date":"2024-02-20T10:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10777"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:56:52","slug":"weatherbrains-944-bucket-o-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10777","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 944:  Bucket O&#8217; Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 944\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb021924.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 944<\/a> is now online (February 19th, 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\/30034863\/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\/FWwzrWGobw4\" 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><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\" 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><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a former registered nurse with over 20 years of experience in nursing practice and education. \u00a0He&#8217;s also been a published author for over 3 decades and has managed the production and publication of numerous healthcare textbooks. \u00a0He&#8217;s now written an incredible book published in 2023 entitled &#8220;Donora Death Fog: \u00a0Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town&#8221;, which discusses one of the most fascinating events in weather history from the historic Donora smog event of 1948. \u00a0Andy McPhee, it&#8217;s an honor to have you with us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/andymcphee.jpeg\" width=\"285\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information. \u00a0Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25.<\/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>Value of historical societies in meteorological research(08:15)<\/li>\n<li>Factors of improvement of air pollution emissions (15:30)<\/li>\n<li>Industrial vs residential emissions (19:00)<\/li>\n<li>Geography and history of Donora (31:00)<\/li>\n<li>Significance of &#8220;Cement City&#8221; (48:00)<\/li>\n<li>Start of Oct 26th event\/Donnie Dingbat \u00a0(57:30)<\/li>\n<li>Origin of Donora town name and its originality (01:36:30)<\/li>\n<li>NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act of 2023 (01:47:45)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:37:22)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:38:45)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up (01:<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:41:22)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 944: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/upittpress.org\/books\/9780822966715\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Donora Death Fog&#8221; by Andy McPhee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/rancho-palos-verdes-to-request-newsom-declare-emergency-hahn-urges-governor-to-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rancho Palos Verdes seeks emergency declaration as ground erodes4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/convchronicles\/status\/1759629155820269729?s=46&amp;t=qKntsr7s7oAQ1rO79EpKrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Convective Chronicles on X: Chico, CA radar favorable wind profile for tornadoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_brandonhulse\/status\/1757865085890961642?s=46&amp;t=Io5CdT_ciJGratfjqAATGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Hulse on X: Weather reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southalabama.edu\/colleges\/artsandsci\/earthsci\/meteorology\/secaps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SeCAPS 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KIMMELPOW.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capital Weather Gang post on jet stream in Mid-Atlantic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4554972\/great-smog-london-crown-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everything to Know About the Great Smog of 1952, as Seen on The Crown<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/05\/20\/magazine\/last-ones-left-in-treece-kan-a-toxic-town.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Ones Left in a Toxic Kansas Town<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/ab524327053441aea79335490a852421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No Name Low storymap of Nov. 15-16, 2023\/NWS Key West<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nws_baltwash\/status\/1759033450110349722?s=58&amp;t=BzWJPSVGTOSIZn6hjZ9M0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NWS Baltimore-Washington on X: Weather balloon launch data on upper level wind<\/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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