{"id":4675,"date":"2015-06-02T04:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T09:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4675"},"modified":"2019-11-06T10:00:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T16:00:35","slug":"weatherbrains-488-water-water-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4675","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 488:  Water, Water, Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb06115.mp3\" title=\"Episode 488\">WeatherBrains Episode 488<\/a> is now online (June 1, 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=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3591114\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vDP7XD4ULq0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/Barnett.png\" alt=\"Cynthia Barnett\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is an award winning environmental journalist who has reported on water from the Suwannee River to Singapore.  She has authored three books including the recently released <em>Rain: A Natural and Cultural History<\/em>.  She lives in Gainesville, FL.  <strong>Cynthia Barnett<\/strong>, welcome to WeatherBrains.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/morales-john.png\" alt=\"John Toohey-Morales\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" \/>And tonight&#8217;s Guest Panelist is the Chief Meteorologist at NBC 6 in Miami. His coverage has won Emmys and recognition from the AMS and NWA. He holds all the seals and is a CBM and a CCM. So we welcome <strong>John Toohey-Morales<\/strong> to the show!<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 109 at Death Valley, CA, and 24 at Togo, MN<\/li>\n<li>Texas and Oklahoma drying a bit<\/li>\n<li>Main severe weather next few days in eastern part of Rockies<\/li>\n<li>Finally rain for John in Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Andres went to Cat 4 but diminishing now<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  June 1st marks the beginning of a number of different weather seasons with the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane Season probably the best known.  It also marks the beginning of the unofficial lightning season, so for this episode, we&#8217;re going to take a look at some interesting information about lightning and thunder.<\/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 488:<\/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.cynthiabarnett.net\/press.html\">Barnett&#8217;s book<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?p=61927\">Remembering Hurricane Audrey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/storm-evader\/id778806405?mt=8\">Storm Evader from OU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/05\/31\/travel\/china-railways-photography\/index.html\">China&#8217;s railway system (plus weather)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ctp\/TornadoOutbreak_May311985\">May 31, 1985, Tornado Outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wateronline.com\/doc\/texas-leads-the-way-with-first-direct-potable-reuse-facilities-in-u-s-0001\">Wichita Falls Potable Water Reuse Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/rammb.cira.colostate.edu\/templates\/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=dev\/lindsey\/loops\/goes14&#038;image_width=1020&#038;image_height=720&#038;number_of_images_to_display=50\">Experimental 1 minute visible satellite loop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@spann\/the-age-of-disinformation-98d55837d7d9\">James Spann&#8217;s article in Medium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midatlantichurricanes.com\">Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States<\/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, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 488 is now online (June 1, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is an award winning environmental journalist who has reported on water from the Suwannee River to Singapore. 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