35: Most Weather Weenies Will Probably Remember (re-air, new title)
Happy Independence Day, US Americans! This is a timely rebroadcast of TMATGL 17, "Flip, Float, and Follow" with Meg Dodson of the National Weather Service...but maybe it's new to you? We talk about weather forecasting, derechos, and water safety.
Guest: Meg Dodson, National Weather Service
Derecho
Derecho
- NWS WFO LOT’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/lot/2020aug10
- NWS WFO IWX’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/Derecho_20200810
- NWS WFO DVN’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_081020
- SPC Derecho: Facts Page here
- Derecho Climatology https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/derecho_climo
- Notable Derecho Lists:
- Hurricane Scale: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
- Enhanced Fujita Scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scale
Water Safety
- NWS Beach Hazards Page (Forecasts, statements): www.weather.gov/greatlakes/beachhazards
- NWS Great Lakes Current-Incident Database: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/beach_season_summaries
- Michigan Sea Grant: Dangerous currents: www.dangerouscurrents.org
- Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium: http://greatlakeswatersafety.org/
- Great Lakes Waves and Water Safety Lesson : Center for Great Lakes Literacy
- Southern Lake Michigan Water Safety Taskforce
Credits:
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-host: Hope Charters
Producers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles
Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Music by: Stuart Carlton
Creators and Guests
Host
Stuart Carlton
Stuart Carlton is the Assistant Director of the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program. He manages the day-to-day operation of IISG and works with the IISG Director and staff to coordinate all aspects of the program. He is also a Research Assistant Professor and head of the Coastal and Great Lakes Social Science Lab in the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources at Purdue, where he and his students research the relationship between knowledge, values, trust, and behavior in complex or controversial environmental systems.