{"id":7275,"date":"2018-09-18T01:07:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T06:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:39:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:39:23","slug":"weatherbrains-661-not-a-bug-but-a-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=7275","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 661:  Not A Bug, But A Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 661\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb091718.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 661<\/a> is now online (September 17, 2018). 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\/7058465\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-LSMqQn5EVI\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Joining us for this episode of WeatherBrains is the Senior Policy Fellow and serves as the Associate Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society.\u00a0 Since 2001 he has formulated and led the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium, a ten-day immersion in the Washington, DC, science policy process; over 500 early- and mid-career scientists have participated in this program over the past 15\u00a0years.\u00a0 Also, in 2014 he wrote and published a book entitled &#8220;Living on the Real World:\u00a0 How Thinking and Acting Like Meteorologists Will Help Save the Planet&#8221;.\u00a0 \u00a0Dr. Bill Hooke, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aftermath of Hurricane Florence\/Grading the weather enterprise and model outputs<\/li>\n<li>Former NASA Engineer Randall Munroe cartoon<\/li>\n<li>Issues with hurricane forecast cones and forecasting tropical system intensity<\/li>\n<li>Univ of Maryland\/Accuweather Tweet<\/li>\n<li>Heavy rain event on Texas coast<\/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:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0No WB101 this week<\/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 661:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/worst_hurricane.png\">Randall Munroe Cartoon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/hurricanehelp\">Hurricane Help<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Hooke &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ostrich-Paradox-Why-Underprepare-Disasters\/dp\/1613630808\">The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211;\u00a0 Out<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;\u00a0 Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;\u00a0 Out<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;\u00a0 Out<\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;\u00a0 Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMPD\/status\/1041810234170331141\">UMD Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;\u00a0 Out<\/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, Kim Klockow-McClain, 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 661 is now online (September 17, 2018). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! ? 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