{"id":10995,"date":"2024-08-13T09:28:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10995"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:28:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:28:55","slug":"weatherbrains-969-perturbed-tractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10995","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 969:  Perturbed Tractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 969\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb081224.mp3 \">WeatherBrains Episode 969<\/a> is now online (August 12th, 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\/32557467\/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\/vOfsju9ul-4\" 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><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain shares a name with our fearless leader. \u00a0He&#8217;s a Senior Scientist for the Space Weather Center at NOAA, bringing decades of experience from NASA to NOAA&#8217;s Office of Space Weather Observations. \u00a0We dive into the world of space weather on tonight&#8217;s episode. \u00a0Dr. James Spann, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nesdis.noaa.gov\/s3\/2024-01\/Spann_wide.png\" alt=\"Employee Spotlight: James (Jim) Spann | NESDIS\" width=\"366\" height=\"206\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/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>Record for single day August rainfall shattered in Oklahoma (02:30)<\/li>\n<li>Tropical Storm Ernesto aimed for Bermuda (07:00)<\/li>\n<li>Model performance with Debby (10:00)<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Spann&#8217;s experiences growing up in Brazil shaping a career in science (18:00)<\/li>\n<li>Initiatives to enhance space weather observations (27:10)<\/li>\n<li>Difference in policy as it&#8217;s evolved over the years from NASA to NOAA (41:00)<\/li>\n<li>Sun observations (46:15)<\/li>\n<li>Solar activities increasing solar drag (01:02:00)<\/li>\n<li>Evolution and importance of partnerships in space weather (01:10:00)<\/li>\n<li>Intersection of science and faith (01:20:30)<\/li>\n<li>When is the next Carrington Event? \u00a0(01:23:30)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:29:23)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:31:03)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:32:18)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 969:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesdis.noaa.gov\/about\/bio\/dr-james-spann-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. James F. Spann, Jr Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. James F. Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasaurus.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurorasaurus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulMSmithphoto\/status\/1823040413273395690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Smith on X: Oklahoma Meteor Shower\/Aurora photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamesaydelott\/status\/1821319989317545995?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Aydelott on X: Dad Joke on FOX23<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ohmni.com\/product-detail\/protection-poncho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Protection Poncho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/ce22b41605584f419cd93e7caadcaad7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 9th, 2024 Large Hail and Damaging Wind Storms in Central Texas\/Storyboard by NWS Austin-San Antonio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWSSWPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWS SWPC on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/toc\/vwws20\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weatherwise Magainze &#8211; 2023 Hurricane\/Tornado Season Issue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trevkeller\/status\/1823066554642141596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Spann on X: Aurora Photo from Blue Mounds, Wisconsin<\/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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