{"id":8447,"date":"2020-05-27T02:50:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T07:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=8447"},"modified":"2020-05-27T02:50:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T07:50:03","slug":"weatherbrains-749-wfh-or-wth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=8447","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 749:  WFH or WTH?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 749\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb052620.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 749<\/a> is now online (May 26th, 2020). 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\/14583902\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"460\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8vDnoajXTU\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span>&amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; 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<a href=\"https:\/\/home.pivotalweather.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pivotal Weather<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ilx\/26may1917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mattoon-Charleston Tornado Disaster of May 26, 1917<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/files\/falcon9_crewdragon_launch_weather_criteria_fact_sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Launch Weather Criteria<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/marshallshepherd\/2020\/05\/19\/at-least-7-things-dr-ted-fujita-gave-us-beyond-a-tornado-scale\/#18285cd3c145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">At Least 7 Things Dr. Ted Fujita Gave Us Beyond A Tornado Scale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/services\/files\/14942882-E5AB-4FFA-A602-48AED6CA7DA1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs from Chairman of Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; 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