Weather Geeks
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You see it every day. It’s the subject of poetry, literature, art and film. It can inspire spiritual experiences, and it can destroy everything you have ever worked for. It is the weather, and no one knows it better than we do. Join us every week for the agony and the ecstasy of the one story that the entire world participates in and the science behind it. From the people behind The Weather Channel TV network.
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Science Behind Billion Dollar Disasters
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02/14/24 • 29 min
Guest: Adam Smith, NOAA / NCEI
Episode Intro: 2023 set the record for the most billion dollar disasters in the United States in one calendar year. As the name suggests, a billion dollar disaster is a weather or climate disaster event with losses exceeding one billion dollars. From flooding to drought, winter storms to hurricanes, there were 28 billion dollar disasters last year. Our next guest is the lead scientist for the National Centers for Environmental Information Billion-dollar Weather and Climate Disasters analysis. Welcome to the show Adam Smith...
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Greenland in Crisis
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12/11/19 • 41 min
Guest: Dr. Thomas L. Mote, Distinguished Research Professor, UGA
Introduction: The Greenland ice sheet has become a hotbed of climate change research in recent decades. The alarming rate of warming being observed has garnered attention from scientists across the globe, including today’s guest, Dr. Tom Mote. He has ventured to the ice sheet himself to observe and measure the rapidly changing landscape, but his work also uses remote sensing to measure the changing continent. Today we’ll discuss the science behind this incredible melting and how these changes are altering global sea-levels, water currents, and even weather patterns.
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Ecological Impacts of Hurricanes
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09/02/20 • 35 min
Guest: Dr. William McDowell, University of New Hampshire
Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans like you and me, and their physical environment. It seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them! So why am I giving you a lesson on ecology in this episode of Weather Geeks? Well, what if I told you that hurricanes have a large impact on our ecology?! That is what my guest Dr. William McDowell from the University of New Hampshire is here to teach us all about. Unlike with flash flooding and storm surge, we may not know the direct impacts a storm has on our ecosystem until we are many months or even years down the road!
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01/01/20 • 40 min
Guest: Dr. Louis Uccellini
Intro: Today on Weather Geeks, it’s all about the National Weather Service turning 150 years old! We’ll take a look back at 2019, and who better to do it with than with Dr. Louis Uccellini, Director of the National Weather Service! We’ll recap the 2019 Hurricane Season, the forecast advancements we made, and look ahead to the 2020 year for the National Weather Service and forecasting community!
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Weather Erupts [Archive]
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04/25/18 • 15 min
From the Weather Geeks Archives - Dr. Shepherd is joined by Dr. Alexa Van Eaton, a physical volcanologist interested in explosive eruptions. Her work examines how volcanic plumes evolve and interact within a complex atmosphere and biosphere. Her current projects include studying volcanic lightning and perhaps most interesting of all, examining “the strange story of volcanic hail."
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The US Navy, Weather, & Climate [Archive]
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04/25/18 • 14 min
From the Weather Geeks Archives - Dr. Shepherd is joined by the Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, to discuss his mission, the role of science in modern warfare and how the changing climate is already impacting the NAVY.
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Blinded By Science [Archive]
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04/25/18 • 15 min
From the Weather Geeks Archives - Dr. Shepherd is joined by Thomas Dolby, the man who made Science chic in the 80s with his hit song She Blinded me with Science. Dolby, a self-professed weather and climate Geek, whose eclectic career journey has taken him from pop star to silicon valley entrepreneur to academia tells the story behind his science influenced melodies as only he can.
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Forecasting Behind Enemy Lines [Archive]
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04/25/18 • 14 min
From the Weather Geeks Archives - Most Americans probably don't realize that the first ones behind enemy lines are often a small group of meteorologists who are sent in to harms way to collect the weather data needed to give the U.S. armed forces the home field advantage they need to win the battles necessary to protect our freedom. Major Jonathan Sawtelle, a former Special Operations Weather Team operations officer, will provide amazing insight into this truly special force.
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Introducing Weather Geeks
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04/17/18 • 1 min
Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Blizzards. Floods. Weather and the science behind it permeate our everyday life. Brought to you by the people behind The Weather Channel and hosted by Dr. Marshall Shepherd, former president of the American Meteorological Society, Weather Geeks looks at how weather intersects with technology, pop culture, industry--and everything in between.
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01/17/24 • 36 min
Guest: Liz Leitman
You are probably familiar with severe thunderstorm and tornado watches. The storm prediction center and its predecessors have been issuing them since the 1950’s to alert people that thunderstorms may develop and bring damaging winds, hail or tornadoes. About a hundred of these are issued every year. Believe it or not, the first convective watch issued by a woman was just last year in 2023. The author of that severe thunderstorm watch was Liz Leitman - and she is here today on Weather Geeks!
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FAQ
How many episodes does Weather Geeks have?
Weather Geeks currently has 356 episodes available.
What topics does Weather Geeks cover?
The podcast is about News, Weather, Meteorology, Natural Sciences, Podcasts, Science and Geeks.
What is the most popular episode on Weather Geeks?
The episode title 'Weather and the Human Condition' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Weather Geeks?
The average episode length on Weather Geeks is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of Weather Geeks released?
Episodes of Weather Geeks are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Weather Geeks?
The first episode of Weather Geeks was released on Apr 17, 2018.
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