Episode 39: Hurricane Season

When you think of meteorology, you probably think of someone giving a weather forecast on TV. But predicting the weather requires a whole team of scientists, from those who run simulations in labs to researchers on boats, and even a few who fly planes into storms to get measurements up close. In this episode, we invite Colorado State University graduate student Delián Colón-Burgos to teach us all about forecasting hurricanes. She guides us through the field of hurricane meteorology, from what a hurricane is to how scientists are updating forecasting models to reflect our changing seas. Links: Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/... Twitter:   / theinteractome   Instagram:   / interactome_media   Mastodon: @[email protected] Credits: Audio/Video Editing: Sam Pickell Artwork: Maia Reyes Intro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:23 Introducing Delián! 3:08 What is a Meteorologist? 6:42 Seasonal Forecasting 8:26 How do hurricanes get named? 10:06 Delián's Origin Story 13:32 Defining a Hurricane 24:26 How are storms forecast? 32:13 Delián's work 43:57 Predictions going into hurricane season 49:13 "The Calm Before the Storm" 52:17 Effects of climate change on hurricanes 54:35 Closing thoughts 58:33 Outro