{"id":11417,"date":"2025-12-02T10:24:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11417"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:24:53","slug":"weatherbrains-1037-fizz-dizz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11417","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1037:  Fizz Dizz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1037\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb120125.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1037<\/a> is now online (December 1st, 2025). 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\/39237975\/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\/Hs3sNudyknc?si=9ouhp-ffHx6IaQpi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s <strong>Guest WeatherBrain<\/strong> is WPC&#8217;s WCM Warning Coordination Meteorologist <strong>Dr. Owen Shieh<\/strong>. \u00a0He holds a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University, an M.S. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii. \u00a0We talk tonight about how Owen landed this position and all of the aspects of his role. \u00a0 He&#8217;s also a talented gardener and an accomplished musician. \u00a0Welcome to the show and thanks for joining us, Owen!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgMed thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/sites\/ams\/cache\/file\/D7A1EAB3-94FF-B08C-0A852ECD17504C61_electioncandidateimage.png\" alt=\"Owen Shieh\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. <strong>Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Owen&#8217;s origin into meteorology (11:00)<\/li>\n<li>Path heads from OU to Hawaii (17:30)<\/li>\n<li>What is the baseline understanding of weather and emergency management? \u00a0(27:15)<\/li>\n<li>Discussing the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (34:00)<\/li>\n<li>Current and future warning process for Pacific Super Typhoons (41:00)<\/li>\n<li>Defining the strength of a tropical cyclone (01:04:00)<\/li>\n<li>Geopolitics and meteorology (01:18:00)<\/li>\n<li>Battling trolls and misinformation online (01:32:30)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/strong> (01:37:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Week in Tornado History With Jen<\/strong> (01:40:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>E-Mail Segment<\/strong> (01:41:45)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1037: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alabamaweathernetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Owen Shieh &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@untamedskies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Untamed Skies: Where Science Meets Humanity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8zz9JlQh0tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talking Weather by Mark Sudduth: Episode 1 on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/training.weather.gov\/wdtd\/courses\/rac\/outline.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWS\/OCLO Warning Decision Training Division: RAC Course Outline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meted.ucar.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMET: MetEd Education and Training<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Midway\/dp\/B083JVZVSP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midway: Based On Real Events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/dikkJiC7lIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is Tule fog? 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