Ice Station Housman

Ice Station Housman

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  • Episode #0003 - "Sharknado 5: ¡Shark-ñata!"

    This week's episode is remarkable for three reasons:

    1. Jimmy no longer has laryngitis
    2. We cover many popular weather myths
    3. We have a guest!

      4. Not just any guest, mind you: Tiffany Arment! Yes, THE Tiffany Arment! Not just A Tiffany Arment! 

      We cover all kinds of myths:

      • Does lightning strike the same place more than once? Yes, of course. Sometimes, it strikes the same guy many times (a guy who later committed suicide over unrequited love, a fact unknown to the hosts and their guest at the time of recording).
      • Is it a good idea to hide under an overpass during a tornado? No, it's not, don't do that.
      • Does salt melt ice? It keeps it from forming, but it won't melt it outright. 
      • Are Tiff and Jimmy best friends now? You bet your ass, they are.

        • There's a lot to cover, so get to listenin'! Stop believing myths! Start believing facts! Don't get hit by lighting seven times!

        Show Notes!
        Tiffany Arment can be found at:

        Top Four podcast

        Tiffany Arment photography

        Some Famous Hurricanes

        Hurricane Hugo

        Hurricane Gloria

        Hurricane Fran

        Lighting Strikes, Maybe Once, Maybe Twice...

        Lighting Strike Scars

        Roy Sullivan, park ranger

        "He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 71 over an unrequited love."

        Bummer.

        I Haven't the Foggiest Idea...

        Myth: Fog “burns off”

        Russian Face Heat Solutions and You

        Balaclava

        Lifehack: Don't Let Your Pipes Freeze

        Jimmy's Pipe Burst Story

        FROM THE OMBUDSMAN
        • (The word Jimmy meant to use was “petrified”, not “mortified”)
        • There are a gazillion articles about weather myths, many of which have many of the same myths listed. Joel pulled most of the myths featured in the show from here.
        • The closing music for this week wasn't mentioned in the broadcast. It is "Lightning Strikes" by Lou Christie. A very fun song about lighting and how it strikes and strikes again.
        • Image credit: "Leiden Lighting" by Carolina Ödman
          • 53 min
        • Episode #0002 - "A Fully Armed and Operational Weather Station"

          This week on the show, we talk about Jimmy's new Farmer's Almanac and how accurate it has been for the month of December. We also talk about weather stations: what they are, the many places you can find them, and different types of personal weather stations you can get for yourself.  We also cover some of our favorite weather apps and websites we think you might find useful. Joel is preparing for the weather in July. Jimmy sounds like a lifelong sword swallower who gargled with rock salt. Check your funometer, there's a podcast a-comin'! 

          What are weather stations?

          Historial weather data for National Airport (DCA) for December 2015

          Different personal weather stations we talked about:

          Smart Weather Stations

          Joel's favorite, the Netatmo:

          • Netatmo Weather Station Website
          • Netatmo Wearther Station on Amazon
          • Netatmo Raing Gauge Add-on on Amazon
          • Netatmo Wind Gauge Add-on on Amazon

            • Elgato's HomeKit compatible Eve Weather outdoor sensor:

            • Elgato's Eve Weather Website
            • Elgato Eve Weather on Amazon

              • Dumb Weather Stations

              Listings of hundreds of "old school" style, non "smart" weather stations on Amazon

              • I would do lots of research and comparisons of reviews before buying any of these as I don't have a good recommendation for any of them. The one I mentioned I own is several years old, and its model has been discontinued. It was made by Ambient Weather.

                • Portable Weather Devices

                The portable, handheld weather meters Jimmy talked about:

                • Ambient Weather WM-2
                • Ambient Weather WM-4
                • Kestrel Pocket Weather Stress Monitor

                  • Antique Weather Stations

                  A good example of one of the cool, anitque-style weather clock/barometer/thermometer that we talked about on the show with a "glass".

                  • Galileo Weather Station

                    • Various smartphone and desktop apps we talked about:

                    Radarscope

                    Today Weather

                    Darksky

                    NOAA Hi-Def Radar

                    Some of Joel's favorite weather websites:

                    Weather.gov's Conus Full Mosaic Radar Loop

                    Weather Undergound's Full Screen Radar Map w/ Weather Station Data

                    Forecast.io

                    Forecast.io/lines

                    United States Wind Map

                    Global Earth Wind Map

                    1 hr 27 min
                  • Episode #0001 - "The Niño!"

                    Joel and Jimmy kick off the series with an episode about El Niño, that mysterious shift in warm ocean water that drives the whole planet bonkers every 2(ish) to 7(ish) years. They reflect on tiny changes and big effects, as well as how weather science (and science in general) is often a coin flip; heads is disaster, tails is disappointment.

                     

                    Introductions

                    El Niño on Wikipedia

                    What are El Niño and La Niña? from NOAA. 

                    Chris Farley's El Niño skit on Saturday Night Live.

                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration El Niño Portal

                    The NOAA ENSO Blog

                    Wunderground's El Niño Blog (A truly excellent blog)

                    What does El Niño mean for the 2015-2016 Winter by Weather.com

                    November El Niño update: It’s a small world from climate.gov.

                    Historical White Christmas Chances

                    Weatherbell.com - a truly excellent, but premium, weather model products site.

                    El Niño and the Galápagos from climate.gov (we forgot to talk about this in the show, but there is some very cool information here. Check it out).

                    By one measure, this wicked El Niño is the strongest ever recorded: What it means by Capital Weather Gang (Check out the video in this post - only takes about 3 minutes to watch but does a very good job of giving you a quick, high level explanation of El Niño).

                    Is the near-record El Niño already chipping away at the California, western drought? by Capital Wearther Gang

                    This remarkably strong El Niño has topped yet another significant record by Capital Weather Gang

                    Past weather patterns highlight the difference between snow boom or snow bust during a strong El Nino in D.C. by Ian Livingston

                    Survey photos reveal damage of this year’s global coral bleaching event from climate.gov

                    US Drought Monitor Website

                    El Nino brings 2nd venomous sea snake to California beaches from the Oregonian (another item we forgot to cover. Still, cool though so check it out)

                     

                     

                     

                    1 hr 17 min

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                  Ice Station Housman is a show all about the weather – what causes it, what effect it has on us puny humans, and what we can do to improve the weather and/or our reaction to it. Hosted by weather…