Weather Hype

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Surprise! It's a new episode of WeatherHype! On this special episode of WeatherHype, we are breaking down the messaging and graphics associated with Hurricane Laura and reflect on the impact that Laura made to communities in Texas and Louisiana.

Tweets Discussed During the Episode:

Modernized Hurricane Laura Graphics: https://twitter.com/geostrophic/status/1298392681631154179 (https://twitter.com/geostrophic/status/1298392681631154179)

NWS 'Unsurvivable' Tweet #1: https://twitter.com/nws/status/1298639490806947842 (https://twitter.com/nws/status/1298639490806947842)

NWS 'Unsurvivable' Tweet #2: https://twitter.com/nws/status/1298665340801613824 (https://twitter.com/nws/status/1298665340801613824)

Don't Use Hurricane Laura Hashtag: https://twitter.com/wx_becks/status/1298644828398522368 (https://twitter.com/wx_becks/status/1298644828398522368)

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison and "BenJamin Banger" by Bobby Drake: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

We are joined by Robert Prestley (NCAR), who talks about his research analyzing broadcast meteorologists in Houston who were covering Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Using YouTube videos of the broadcasters, he used qualitative research methods to understand individual meteorologists at KHOU-TV and their use of specific words, phrases, and figurative language to talk about the impacts of Hurricane Harvey on Houstonians.

 

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ and "1400"  and by Yung Kartz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Minh and Castle catch up, and we're talking about.... of course, the coronavirus. Castle thinks he actually had COVID-19, so we walk through what that experience was like. And how does the pandemic play into weather and climate? We talk a bit about that. And Minh downloads TikTok... so that's a thing. Check in and listen to our latest episode of WeatherHype.

It's National Weather Podcast Month, and we are joined by Caroline MacDonald to discuss the use of color in the weather enterprise! We touch on color as a means to communicate weather-related risk, Caroline's thesis project on color consistency, and, finally, discuss the challenges of maintaining color consistency in the weather enterprise that is dominated by marketing and branding constraints. Stick around, because an exciting episode of WeatherHype is coming up next!

Make sure to check out the other podcasts that are participating in National Weather Podcast Month: Storm Front Freaks, B-Squared Podcast, Weather Brains, and Caroline Weather Group

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ and "1400"  and by Yung Kartz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

It's a new season of WeatherHype, and that means it's time for another American Meteorological Society conference! As the weather enterprise gears up for one of the largest conferences in our discipline, we thought it would be fun to talk about some of our previous experiences, provide some tips/tricks for attending the conference, and help first time attendees understand what to expect. On this new episode of season 5, we are breaking down all the hidden knowledge about the AMS Conference and giving listeners a refresher on what they can expect at the American Meteorological Society's 100th Annual Meeting. Stay tuned, because we are keeping it 100, about #AMS100!

For more information discussed during this episode, visit http://www.weatherhypepodcast.com/episode-62.html (http://www.weatherhypepodcast.com/episode-62.html)

Check out Becky DePodwin's guide to surviving AMS: https://medium.com/@wx_becks/ams-101-a-guide-to-surviving-and-thriving-at-the-annual-meeting-9ddfebf4c78f (https://medium.com/@wx_becks/ams-101-a-guide-to-surviving-and-thriving-at-the-annual-meeting-9ddfebf4c78f)

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ and "Bobby Drake" by BenJamin Banger: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We've talked about weather and social media a number of times on WeatherHype, but we wanted to shift gears just a bit and talk about social media and how the weather enterprise uses it. We've seen social networks change and evolve over time. And so have organizations like the National Weather Service in terms of how they take to platforms like Facebook and Twitter to communicate weather and climate information. Today we're taking a little deeper dive into how the National Weather Service uses Twitter. We're also looking at specific examples of how they present information and discuss best practices and what's effective when it comes to social media messaging to the public.

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ along with Murmur by "Broke for Free."

This is a special news report! Castle and Minh have been busy during August and September, but the past week's events involving Hurricane Dorian, President Trump, Alabama, and a Sharpie were worthy of a podcast episode! On this special episode of WeatherHype, we are breaking down the timeline and providing our personal commentary on the events that took place starting September 1st. So stay tuned, because an unfiltered episode of WeatherHype is coming up next!

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

The disaster and natural hazard communities are made up of many moving parts and people that play different roles. Two prominent roles are “the researcher” and “the practitioner.” However, to successfully implement new-found knowledge into practice and to further investigate some of the practical challenges that practitioners face, researchers and practitioners must work together. That’s where Impact360 Alliance can help out.

Impact 360 Alliance, which was previously known as the Alliance for Integrative Approaches to Extreme Environmental Events, strives to help researchers and practitioners establish connections, build relationships, and co-create innovative solutions together.

On this week’s episode of WeatherHype, we are joined by Dr. Joe Trainor - Director of the Disaster Science and Management Program at the University of Delaware and the Chair of the Impact360 Steering Committee as well as Dr. Scott Miles - the Director of Impact360 Alliance to talk about the importance of building and maintaining researcher and practitioner relationships. You will learn about the up-and-coming organization called Impact360 that strives to build these researcher-practitioner connections. Not only that, but you’ll also pick up some tips to help you collaborate or start one of these mutual partnerships along the way.

Whether you are a researcher, practitioner, or a little of both, this episode will have something for you! So, stick around because WeatherHype is coming up next!

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ and "You Can Use" by Captive Portal and "Awaken" by Scott Holmes: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Because a majority of our weather information heavily relies on the use of maps and other geographic information, meteorologists are always asking: can people find themselves on a map?

This week’s episode of Weather Hype is inspired by a fireside chat that broadcast meteorologist James Spann had a few of months ago. During this discussion, James asks a great question: Can people simply not understand maps?

On this episode of Weather Hype, we dig deeper into this question as we search for alternative perspectives to this perception that people cannot find themselves on a map. We examine James Spann’s fireside chat, take a closer look at some of the studies that he cites, and consider an alternative perspective offered by Kim Klockow-McClain in a recent Washington Post article.

That and more on this week’s episode of WeatherHype. A podcast where we talk about weather, climate, and how it affects you. So, stay tuned, because WeatherHype is coming up next!

Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ and "Missing"  and "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/