{"id":47,"date":"2007-08-13T22:05:06","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T04:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=47"},"modified":"2007-08-13T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T05:04:10","slug":"weatherbrains-81-talking-tropics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 81 &#8220;Talking Tropics&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/audio\/wb081307.mp3\" title=\"Episode 81\"><strong>WeatherBrains Episode 81<\/strong><\/a> is now online (August 13, 2007). The netcast audio program for\u00c2\u00a0people who love weather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this week&#8217;s Episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" width=\"125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/william_gray.jpg\" hspace=\"8\" alt=\"Dr. Wiliam (Bill) Gray\" title=\"Dr. William Gray\" \/><strong>Hurricane Forecasts Updated: <\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0We catch up on the latest forecasts for\u00c2\u00a0the current Atlantic hurricane season with Dr. William Gray at <a href=\"http:\/\/typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu\/\" title=\"Tropical Meteorology Project\">Colorado State University<\/a>. And NOAA has also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/outlooks\/hurricane.shtml\" title=\"NOAA Hurricane Outlook Update\">updated its\u00c2\u00a0hurricane\u00c2\u00a0forecasts<\/a>. Find\u00c2\u00a0out what the two forecasts have in common, but also\u00c2\u00a0what the current data says about the season just as we are about to enter the peak phase.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0And what&#8217;s this about a bell\u00c2\u00a0Dr. Gray rings\u00c2\u00a0on August 20th?\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>You Make The Landfall Call:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 What happens when you mix\u00c2\u00a0a very unscripted show like WeatherBrains and\u00c2\u00a0an interesting\u00c2\u00a0looking tropical weather system?\u00c2\u00a0 You get an impromptu\u00c2\u00a0contest\u00c2\u00a0where listeners can\u00c2\u00a0make a guess about landfall &#8230; and maybe win a prize!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tipping the Hat:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>James Spann tips his hat to a journalist &#8211; now what could that be all about?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heat and Drought:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>The two do have a relationship and parts of the country are feeling the effects. Learn about how one contributes to the other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What?\u00c2\u00a0 No Air Conditioning in the Heat?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 J.B. Elliott looks at how the needs of a New York City printing plant led to the first version of air conditioning, courtesy of Willis Carrier,\u00c2\u00a0a young\u00c2\u00a0engineer\u00c2\u00a0who came up with a cool idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" width=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/ring_around_sun.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" alt=\"A ring around the sun\" title=\"Sun ring\" \/><\/p>\n<li><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong> Weather Folklore. Professor Peters gives us a ring! No, not that kind, a ring around the sun and\/or the moon. Find out what makes those rings. And what could they mean for the weather ahead?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Or is it just folklore?<\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/hurricane_camille.jpg\" hspace=\"8\" alt=\"Hurricane Camille\" title=\"Hurricane Camille\" \/><\/p>\n<li><strong>This Week In Weather History:<\/strong> Camille &#8211; a name that is well known to weather buffs as one of the strongest storms ever to affect the Gulf Coast. But did you know that reconnaissance data contributed to some last minute changes in warnings? Bill Murray talks about Camille and some of the events surrounding that catastrophic event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Websites From This Episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2007\/TECH\/science\/07\/29\/tropical.storms.ap\/index.html\" title=\"Holland and Webster Study\">Tropical storms and human induced climate change<\/a> (study by Greg Holland and Peter J. Webster)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB118541193645178412.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries\" title=\"Hurricanes and Hot Air\">Hurricanes and Hot Air: William Gray&#8217;s Wall Street Journal Commentary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Join J.B. Elliott, Bill Murray, James Spann, Brian Peters, and David Black for the latest look at the field of weather in the newest episode of WeatherBrains.<\/p>\n<p>We would love to hear from you! To leave a recorded message, call <strong>1-888-247-8627<\/strong>. Some calls may be used in future episodes. Also, feel free to post comments to the site and send us an email at <a href=\"mailto:question@weatherbrains.com\"><font color=\"#0066cc\">question@weatherbrains.com<\/font><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/smalllogo.jpg\" alt=\"WeatherBrains\" height=\"112\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 112px\" title=\"WeatherBrains\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 81 is now online (August 13, 2007). The netcast audio program for\u00c2\u00a0people who love weather. In this week&#8217;s Episode: Hurricane Forecasts Updated: \u00c2\u00a0We catch up on the latest forecasts for\u00c2\u00a0the current Atlantic hurricane season with Dr. William Gray at Colorado State University. And NOAA has also updated its\u00c2\u00a0hurricane\u00c2\u00a0forecasts. 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