Our first episode where all three co-hosts are in the same studio for recording! On this week's episode we discuss how the GOES-16 weather satellite is progressing, the recent severe weather outbreak in the mid-west, a check-in on the rainfall and drought in California, the weird winter we've been having, and we cover our main topic of ocean currents and how they affect the weather.

 

Show Notes! GOES-16

• Cool GIF of a radar loop generated from GOES-16

• GOES-R/GOES-16 Website

MID-WEST SEVERE OUTBREAK

• US Tornados: The largest tornado outbreaks of 2017

RAINFALL / DROUGHT CHECK-IN IN CALIFORNIA

• Lake Oroville & the dam/spillway damage/overflow

• US Drought Monitor Website

• The drought in Washington, D.C., is now just as bad as California’s

• Capital Weather Gang: 500 inches and counting: Snow has clobbered California ski resorts this winter

WEIRD WINTER / LACK OF SNOW IN CHICAGO

• For The First Time In 146 Years Chicago Goes Without Snow During January And February

Main Topic: Ocean Current and how they affect the weather

• NOAA Ocean Explorer Website

• Global Ocean Currents Map

• NOAA Ocean Service Facts page

• How Do Ocean Currents Affect Weather?

• National Geographic: Ocean Currents & Climate

• XKCD: Earth Temperature Timeline

• GOES-16 data on Twitter