{"id":6325,"date":"2017-07-25T07:41:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T12:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2017-07-25T07:41:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T12:41:05","slug":"weatherbrains-601-does-lightning-create-popcorn-in-a-corn-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=6325","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 601:  Does Lightning Create Popcorn in a Corn Field?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 601\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb072417.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 601<\/a> is now online (July 24, 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\/5571633\/height\/315\/width\/435\/theme\/standard\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"435\" height=\"315\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"435\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22CeRoY3q8w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dennis-mileti.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"203\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6329\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a retired professor and sociologist.  He is the director emeritus of the Natural Hazards Center.  He has authored over 100 publications on mitigations, preparedness, response, and recovery for hazards and disasters.  His book, &#8220;Disasters by Design&#8221; was published in 1999.  <strong>Dr. Dennis Mileti<\/strong>, welcome to WeatherBrains! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/troy-kimmel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"248\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6331\" align=\"right\" \/>Tonights Guest Panelist has appeared several times on the show.  He is a native Texas that has been involved in broadcast meteorology since before he graduated from Texas A&#038;M in 1984.  <strong>Troy Kimmel<\/strong>, welcome to WeatherBrains.  Troy actually has appeared on WeatherBrains once before on <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=2138\">episode 495<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extremes: 113 at Death Valley, CA, and 35 at Snake River, WY<\/li>\n<li>Main threat of severe storms across North Central US next couple of days<\/li>\n<li>Drought severe in parts of Montana and Dakotas<\/li>\n<li>Atlantic basin quiet; Eastern North Pacific active<\/li>\n<li>Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our email bag officer is out again this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong> There has been a bout of excessive heat in the Central US as well as the western US recently, so in this episode of 101 we&#8217;ll take a look at heat and the heat index which combines temperature and humidity to arrive at how hot it really feels.<\/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 601:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mileti&#8217;s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Disasters-Design-Reassessment-Natural-Hazards\/dp\/0309261732?_encoding=UTF8&#038;%2AVersion%2A=1&#038;%2Aentries%2A=0&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;pldnNewCustomer=1&#038;portal-device-attributes=desktop&#038;ref_=smi_ge_s_cnf_smi\">Disaster by Design<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.start.umd.edu\/people\/dennis-mileti\">Information on Dr. Mileti from START<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hazards.colorado.edu\">Natural Hazards Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/consumers\/guides\/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea\">Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) from FCC<\/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>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/exper\/surfaceMaps\/\">Surface maps from SPC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/totality-the-great-american-eclipses-of-2017-and-2024-9780198795698?cc=us&#038;lang=en&#038;\">Totality: Great American Eclipses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\">NOAA\/NWS Lightning Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metv.com\/lists\/6-famous-weatherman-of-the-1970s\">Famous weathermen of the 70s<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/srh\/SR_criteria\">Southern Region Weather Criteria<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noheatstroke.org\">Heatstroke Deaths of Children in Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/getsocialrankings.com\">Social Rankings<\/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. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\" href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" width=\"425\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 601 is now online (July 24, 2017). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a retired professor and sociologist. He is the director emeritus of the Natural Hazards Center. 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