WeatherBrains 474: Commodities and Weather
WeatherBrains Episode 474 is now online (February 23, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain has his Ph.D. from Rutgers in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Evolutionary Biology. He works in the climate research and commodity risk space with a focus on agriculture. He has been involved in several weather startups and is currently with aWhere. Michael Ferrari, welcome to WeatherBrains.
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Picks of the Week:
Michael Ferrari – Mount Washington Observatory
Bill Murray – Drops out early!
Brian Peters – Artificial skylights
John Scala – Re-creating a tornado in 3D
Rick Smith – National Tornado Summit
James Spann – Washington Post article about winter weather forecasts
Aubrey Urbanowicz – Tornado forms in Southern California
SkyDavers Blog – The Fog Bank
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
Be sure to check out the weather station equipment from NetAtmo that was reviewed in WeatherBrains Episode 465.
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