{"id":4553,"date":"2015-02-24T04:45:53","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T10:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4553"},"modified":"2015-02-23T21:45:50","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T03:45:50","slug":"weatherbrains-474-commodities-and-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4553","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 474:  Commodities and Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb022315.mp3\" title=\"Episode 474\">WeatherBrains Episode 474<\/a> is now online (February 23, 2015).  If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/destination\/id\/143089\/height\/300\/width\/400\/theme\/standard\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGGp8p8X6sA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/michael-ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Ferrari\" align=\"right\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain has his Ph.D. from Rutgers in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Evolutionary Biology.  He works in the climate research and commodity risk space with a focus on agriculture.  He has been involved in several weather startups and is currently with aWhere.  <strong>Michael Ferrari<\/strong>, welcome to WeatherBrains.  <\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 85 at West Kendall (Tamiami Airport), FL, and -36 at 6 miles east of Champion, MI<\/li>\n<li>Cold and winter weather affecting southern tier of US<\/li>\n<li>Kevin and Nate out tonight for various reasons<\/li>\n<li>Cold suppressing severe weather<\/li>\n<li>Cold has grip on northern tier of US<\/li>\n<li> <\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is trying to handle the incoming messages from our listeners and brings you <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  This episode of 101 goes into another element of clouds, the condensation nuclei.  Do you know some of the things that serve as nuclei for cloud droplet formation?  Well, you will when you finish this episode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" hspace=\"8\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" height=\"80\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px\" title=\"Listener Survey\" \/><strong>Listener Surveys:<\/strong> Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you.  Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\" title=\"Listener Survey\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 474:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To subscribe to the brand new SkyWritings, an email newsletter from the WeatherBrains gang, <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4453\">click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awhere.com\">aWhere web site<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Ferrari &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountwashington.org\/experience-the-weather\/current-summit-conditions.aspx\">Mount Washington Observatory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  Drops out early!<\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coelux.com\">Artificial skylights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2015-02-re-creating-tornado-d-effective-storms.html\">Re-creating a tornado in 3D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tornadosummit.org\">National Tornado Summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/capital-weather-gang\/wp\/2015\/02\/23\/winter-storm-forecasts-are-about-more-than-a-number-on-a-map\/\">Washington Post article about winter weather forecasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/beforeitsnews.com\/weather\/2015\/02\/tornado-forms-in-southern-california-2444216.html\">Tornado forms in Southern California<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SkyDavers Blog &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/skydaver.blogspot.com\">The Fog Bank<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters.  They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\" title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" align=\"center\" width=\"425\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7719554-12085110\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-7719554-12085110\" width=\"150\" height=\"40\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>Be sure to check out the weather station equipment from NetAtmo that was reviewed in WeatherBrains <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4444\">Episode 465<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 474 is now online (February 23, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain has his Ph.D. from Rutgers in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Evolutionary Biology. He works in the climate research and commodity risk space with a focus on agriculture. 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