{"id":6131,"date":"2017-05-02T08:17:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T13:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=6131"},"modified":"2017-05-02T08:17:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T13:17:34","slug":"weatherbrains-589-i-dont-watch-tv-for-religious-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=6131","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 589:  I Don&#8217;t Watch TV for Religious Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 589\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb050117.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 589<\/a> is now online (May 1, 2017). 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\/5318516\/height\/325\/width\/450\/theme\/standard\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/\" height=\"325\" width=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRLsFoQN_4s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our guest WeatherBrains this week include <strong>Dr. Laura Myers<\/strong>, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Advanced Public Safety, University of Alabama, and <strong>Kevin Laws<\/strong>, Science and Operations Officer with the National Weather Service in Birmingham, AL.  Each of these distinguished people have been on WeatherBrains before.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/kevin-laws.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Laws, SOO, NWS BHM\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/laura-myers.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Laura Myers\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extremes: 102 at Palm Springs, CA, &#038; Death Valley, CA, and 12 at Pine Junction, CO<\/li>\n<li>Severe weather from northern NY to North Carolina coast<\/li>\n<li>Big upper low swirling over Great Lakes area tonight<\/li>\n<li>Snow falling in Rockies<\/li>\n<li> <\/li>\n<li>Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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> How about a little quiz to test your knowledge of the naming of hurricanes?  That&#8217;s what&#8217;s on tap in this episode of WeatherBrains 101.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px;\" title=\"Listener Survey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"right\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" \/><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 title=\"Listener Survey\" href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 589:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/bmx\/\">NWS Birmingham, AL, web site<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caps.ua.edu\">Center for Advanced Public Safety, University of Alabama<\/a><\/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><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Laws &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/bmx\/event_04052017\">Severe weather on April 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laura Myers &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mighty-Whirlwind-David-Wagler\/dp\/B000U2B36S\">Mighty Whirl Wind by David Wagler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/capital-weather-gang\/wp\/2017\/04\/20\/americans-are-getting-less-advance-notice-for-tornadoes-as-researchers-struggle-to-understand-why\/?utm_term=.124750329888\">Capitol Weather Gang article on warning lead times<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/TPDCQVJ\">NWS survey on hazard simplification<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/TPC8WK8\">Second survey on hazard simplification<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Science\/2017\/0425\/Tornado-watchers-are-missing-more-storms-giving-shorter-notice-and-saving-more-lives\">Christian Science Monitor article on tornadoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2017\/nasa-sees-severe-weather-from-central-to-eastern-us\">NASA sees severe weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. 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