WeatherBrains Episode 909 is now online (June 19th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a previous guest on the show, appearing on the podcast back in April 2010. He is a professor of geographical sciences at ASU, where he has taught since 1986. He serves as Rapporteur on Extreme Records for the United Nations/World Meteorological Organization, and in this connection is responsible for researching and verifying global weather records. Randall Cerveny, thanks for joining us tonight!
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Anomalous June weather pattern (01:10)
Treaties concerning record-keeping for Antarctica (18:30)
History of the WMO/150th Anniversary (21:45)
Study/history of the jet stream (27:00)
Previously involved/expensive process of building weather stations (35:30)
How process of naming tropical systems started (41:00)
IPCC (44:00)
6/15/23 Perryton TX tornado (01:11:00)
The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.
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