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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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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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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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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Guest: Dr. DaNa Carlis

Introduction: "Expanding scientific discoveries while elevating diversity, Dr.DaNa Carlis has been a champion for both during his 20 year career at NOAA. Carlis’ hard work and years of experience have prepared him for his new role as director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory. He is the first African American to be named a lab director in NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. As he bridges the gap between science and society, Carlis continues to work for equity and inclusion for all. Dr. Carlis, thank you so much for joining us today!"

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Guests: Andrew Kruczkiewicz

Introduction: Our world constantly cycles through drought and flooding, drenching one side while parching another.  It may seem erratic at times, but it’s all Mother Nature’s way of keeping the balance.  And to the people that are on the ground that rely on the water for food and business, it may seem unfair.  At the end of the day, when people are caught in the crossfire of extreme rainfall and flooding events, there are some that are more impacted than others.  Is that really fair?  Today we’re talking to Andrew Kruczkiewicz who has been studying these impacts and how we as a society can improve to avoid the extent of them.

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Guests: Weather Geeks Team

Introduction: We are now officially halfway done with meteorological winter! Some of you may be jumping for joy or rushing to plan your last ski trip of the season hearing that, right? While there is still plenty of time to go and weather left to see this winter, we are going to take a few moments in this episode to look back at what we’ve already seen and experienced this season. So grab your nearest warm drink and let’s geek out about winter 2022-23 so far!

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Guest: Jason Deese

Introduction:  Lighting is one of the most spectacular weather phenomena, but it can also be one of the deadliest. About 2,000 people across the globe are killed each year by lightning. You might picture a beach in the summertime when you think of lightning, but it can strike during various weather events. In the recent lake-effect snow event for western New York, “thundersnow” was heard many times due to the vigorous storm system. Today’s guest, Jason Deese, is going to discuss the recent events in western New York as well as other important information about lightning. 

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Guest: Steve Bowen

Every year, we are seeing dozens of Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters that range from flooding to drought to landfalling hurricanes to tornado outbreaks. While the number of events may fluctuate, the dollar amount of these damages has been getting higher and higher. Steve Bowen, chief science officer at Gallagher Re, was on the show last February and we dove deep into the data that highlights not only the increasing financial impact of these disasters, but the increasing humanitarian toll as well.

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Guest: Weather Geeks Team

As the year comes to a close, the Weather Geeks team takes a look at the biggest weather moments and stories from 2022 and what we’ve learned from them to take into the new year. 

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