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Every week Jet Streaming brings an insider's look at the weather and climatology. It's everything you wanted to know about the weather, but were afraid to ask.
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Jet Streaming for Wednesday, July 16
Fire is sweeping the mountains of California again this summer, making it the biggest fire year on record for the Golden State. Fire incident meteorologist Steve Marien of the National Park Service reports what it's like at the heart of the fire storm. And NOAA's Jason Dunion tells us what dust in Africa has to do with a hurricane in the Atlantic. Our Website of the Week is NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Sprectroradiometer (MODIS) where sateliite imagery gives outstanding views of Earth's atmosphere and landscape including ongoing fires, dust storms, tropical storms, floods and other natural disasters at http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (25:28s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, July 9 From what started as a dream more than 25 years ago was sold this week for $3.5 billion. Jet Streaming explores how The Weather Channel became one of the greatest success stories in the history of television. And have we solved the case of the disappearing bees? We find out from Dr. Jose Fuentes of the University of Virginia how recent changes in atmospheric chemistry have confused bees and other insects. Plus: the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado helps you make a weather forecast of your own on our Website of the Week at http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/model/ (29:46s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, July 2 This week, Jet Streaming looks at the trends in broadcast weather forecasting. While 20 years ago, your local TV or radio weather department probably featured upwards of three meteorologists, today it's only a fraction of that number. Are corporate media's profit-motivated business models costing you weather coverage? TV weather veteran and entrepreneur Paul Douglas forecasts the future of your local weatherman. And our Website of the Week from the USDA chief economist highlights how weather impacts U.S. agriculture and crop forecasts at http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/ (29:58s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 25 Summer heat means severe storms but it also means weather fun. On this "Best Of" version of Jet Streaming, MPR's "Morning Edition" host Cathy Wurzer catches up on the weather headlines and we find out what you can do to not only duck the summer storms but have a little hot fun as well! (29:53s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 18 Parts of Iowa are under water, and now the floodwaters are heading south down the mighty Mississippi. Where will the next flood strike, and how high will the waters rise? We'll talk with a hydrologist, and we'll check in with the president of the University of Iowa, which has been hard hit by the floods. (34:13s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 11 Devastating floods from Indiana to Wisconsin, to Iowa and Minnesota are sending homes crashing into raging rivers and leaving crops under water this week. What ahead for the soggy Midwest? We talk with meteorologist Steve Buan and hydrologist Glenn Lussky of the NWS about the challenges facing flood forecasters. Also: Did rapid climate change kill the Mayans? Dr. Skip Messenger of Minnesota's Hamline University tells us what digging through the remains of past civilizations can tell us about climate change today and tomorrow. And all storm enthusiasts and storm chasers will enjoy our Website of the Week at www.stormchase.us (33:11s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 4 Thunder, lightniing and tornadoes continue to pound the Plains this year, but what does it mean when you're under a "PDS" tornado watch? Greg Carbin, lead warning forecaster at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma explains all. And 64 years ago this week, Allied weather forecasters made what may be the biggest weather forecast in history. Meteorologist Paul Gross explains why the D-Day invasion forecast may have won the war. Our Website of the Week from the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting in Reading, England at www.ecmwf.int/research/era/dday shows a complete reconstruction of the weather graphics for D-Day, too. (33:33s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, May 29 Tornadoes ripped through the Midwest again this week as the strongest tornado in over 30 years tore through Iowa killing seven. In the Twin Cities, four tornadoes touched down, killing one and scattering homes like toothpicks. We talk with Todd Krause, lead member of the NWS Twin Ciries' damage survey team. Also: Are all homes created equal when it comes to tornado survivability? Are some homes built on the cheap -- putting you in danger when twisters strike? We hear from Tim Marshall, a leading tornado damage specialist-engineer to find out which homes might be safer than others. And our Website of the Week spotlights the Storm Prediction Center at www.spc.noaa.gov for your home-based storm chasing needs! (26:44s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, May 21 The 2008 severe weather season has been the most intense in over a decade by some measures. Why are we getting a big year this year? We get the answers from Dr. Howie Bluestein from the University of Oklahoma. Jet Streaming also talks with southern Minnesota farmer Kevin Papp and landscape designer/meteorologist Karen Filloon on the town and country planting forecast. And our Website of the Week shows off an agricultural website from the University of Kentucky at http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/ukawc.shtml (32:10s) Jet Streaming for Wednesday, May 14 This week, Jet Streaming presents Part Two of our discussion on severe weather and its impacts with a group of weather experts before a live audience in the UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio. MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner is joined by University of Minnesota climate specialist Dr. Mark Seeley, well-known Twin Cities broadcast meteorologist Paul Douglas, meteorologist Craig Edwards, local Twin Cities NWS staff and Metro Skywarn severe weather spotters. Minnesota Public Radio's "Morning Edition" host Cathy Wurzer moderated the event. (27:49s) |
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A group of weather experts before a live audience in the UBS Forum to discuss severe weather forecasting and safety. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer and MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner are joined by University of Minnesota climate specialist Dr. Mark Seeley, meteorologists Paul Douglas and Craig Edwards, plus a group of local sky watchers to talk all things weather!Listen
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