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A Meteorologist Goes to Washington Apr 19, 2023

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Guests: Rep. Eric Sorensen

Introduction: In the United States, our congressional representatives and senators play an important role in how the conversation and actions on climate change occur in our country. Yet, for the most part, those same individuals don’t have a background rooted in meteorology or climate sciences. Representative Eric Sorensen seeks to change that and become the first meteorologist to serve in congress in nearly 50 years. He’s joining us today to discuss how his career transitioned from a broadcast meteorologist to politician and how and where he hopes to see the congressional conversation on climate change move. Congressman, thank you for joining us today!

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Never Miss A Powder Day Apr 12, 2023

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Guests: Joel Gratz

Introduction: “Never miss a powder day.” Those coveted days with deep, fresh, powdery snow on the slopes. That was a mantra turned into a successful snow forecasting business. Today on Weather Geeks, meet Joel Gratz - an entrepreneurial meteorologist who has figured out how to optimize forecasting mountain snow. Find out how he sees forecasting and communication changing in the future.

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Belief Bias & Extreme Weather Apr 05, 2023

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Guest: Helen Roberts

You’ve seen the warnings:"Don’t drive through floodwaters." "Evacuate when officials ask during hurricanes or wildfires." "Tornadoes can strike any town, even if they’ve never hit your town before." "Heat is the biggest weather-killer." These are some of the messages meteorologists put out there in extreme weather events. Today on WeatherGeeks…we delve into why these extreme weather warnings can go *ignored* and find out what we can do about it with Helen Roberts from the UK Met Office.

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Mississippi Tornado Aftermath Special Mar 29, 2023

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Guests: Weather Geeks Team with Dr. Greg Postel

As the sun set over the Magnolia state on Friday March 24th, Mississippian lives were changed forever. A charged supercell cut across the midsection of the state, spawning a tornado that caused EF4 damage in the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City and then EF3 damage in Amory, all over the course of a few hours while many slept. While the event was well forecasted by meteorologists across the country, NOTHING could prepare a person for the severity of what the victims experienced and what we all saw at first light the next morning. We want to take this episode of Weather Geeks to break it all down and look ahead to the tornado potential of the next event.

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Winter Severe Season Mar 22, 2023

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Guests: Dr. Victor Gensini & Dr. Harold Brooks

In the minds of many, Spring may be king when it comes to tornadoes, but we know they can happen any month of the year. We also know during the colder months, we tend to observe certain types of tornadoes and severe weather in favored parts of the country. Today we will be joined by severe weather experts Dr. Harold Brooks from the National Severe Storms Lab and Dr. Victor Gensini from Northern Illinois University to discuss severe weather during the winter and why it presents a unique set of challenges.

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Communicating the Risk Mar 15, 2023

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Guest: Dr. Laura Myers

Watch, warning, advisory. These are just a few of the words you may hear a meteorologist say, but do you know exactly what they mean and how you should prepare if you hear them? Today’s guest on Weather Geeks, Dr. Laura Myers, is a social scientist and current director of the Center for Advanced Public Safety at The University of Alabama. Part of Dr. Myers’ work is to study human behavior in relation to severe weather events before, during, and after the storm.

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Can We Move an Atmospheric River Mar 08, 2023

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Guests: Dr. Upmanu Lall, Director of the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University

Introduction: Since the beginning of this year, California has been the focal point of international news all due to flooding caused by an on-going atmospheric river. The big stream of moisture has left a large footprint over the state by improving drought and shattering many rainfall and snowfall records. But all of this rain and snow comes with a price that may be too high for some residents to handle. This has led some researchers to ask the question: Can We Move an Atmospheric River? Today we are joined by Dr. Upmanu Lall to talk about that very question. Dr. Lall thanks for being here!

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Advancements in Storm Shelter Technology Mar 01, 2023

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Guests: Kaitlin Parramore

Introduction: If you are put under a tornado warning at this very moment, would you know where to go? Always the lowest level and most interior room, right? Well for some of us, that option may not always be the safest. What if you live in a mobile or manufactured home? Or, you are at your workplace with windows lining the walls? Instead of relying on the infrastructure around you, a company called Survive-a-Storm has designed and built shelters that can be installed ANYWHERE and protect you from an EF5 tornado. To talk about the advancements that have been made in storm shelter technology over the years, we have Survive-a-Storm’s Kaitlin Parramore to discuss

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Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 Feb 22, 2023

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Guest: Dr. David Call

Whenever we look back at historical anniversaries of major events, we tend to think about the areas and the people that were impacted. Lives were lost but homes and businesses were rebuilt on the same land and life tends to go “back to normal” after a certain amount of time. But as our world and our climate is constantly changing around us, one has to ask, “what if this natural disaster happened today? Would we be in a better or worse position than we were back then, in terms of our infrastructure, communication, and overall disaster response?” Well, that is what my guest today Dr. David Call is focusing on with his new book Superstorm 1950.

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On-Air Meteorologist Roundtable Feb 15, 2023

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Guests: Lance Blocker, Jen Carfagno, & JD Disharoon

You watch them when you need the latest forecast when severe weather threatens your area. Broadcast meteorologists are an important part of our daily lives. Today, we are talking with three broadcast meteorologists in a roundtable. I'm joined by: Jen Carfagno, on-camera meteorologist and host of America's Morning Headquarters at The Weather Channel, Lance Blocker, weekend meteorologist at CBS17 in Raleigh, NC and JD Disharoon, Senior Weather Producer at The Weather Channel.

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