Episodes

  • Tropical Storm Debby and The Science Behind Slow-Moving Tropical Cyclones with Jim Kossin
    Aug 13 2024

    After making landfall in Florida as a hurricane, Tropical Storm Debby stalled out along the South Carolina coast, bringing days of heavy rain impacts to the region. This podcast investigates the science behind the increasing number of slow-moving tropical cyclones impacting the U.S. over the past decade.

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    33 mins
  • Historic Hurricane Beryl with Brian McNoldy and Phil Klotzbach
    Jul 30 2024

    Historic Hurricane Beryl broke many Atlantic basin hurricane records, becoming the farthest east hurricane and the only cat-4 hurricane to form in June, then the earliest cat-5 hurricane on record. This podcast features interviews with Brian McNoldy and Phil Klotzbach, who provide historic context for this record-breaking storm, as well as on-the-ground interviews with storm survivors in Texas.

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    39 mins
  • Coastal Resiliency from an Engineering Perspective, with Dr. Bret Webb
    Jul 16 2024

    Engineering provides many solutions to reduce losses from coastal hazards. But how do we determine optimal solutions, considering design criteria, budgets, and community input? Dr. Bret Webb, Professor of Civil Engineering at University of South Alabama, provides engineering perspectives on coastal resiliency in this episode.

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    37 mins
  • Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) with Leslie Chapman-Henderson
    Jul 2 2024

    Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) President and CEO, Leslie Chapman-Henderson, shares her vision to reduce property losses through groundbreaking awareness initiatives for homebuilders, homeowners and design professionals.

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    35 mins
  • The Journey of Meteorologist Alan Sealls - Forecasting Weather for 37 Years and Winning 16 Emmys
    Jun 18 2024

    Join us to dive deeper into the journey Alan Sealls took to become the meteorologist we know and love! Hear about Alan's early life, education, and the path that lead him to where he is now.

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    30 mins
  • Forecasting and Communicating Tropical Weather and Meteorologist Alan Sealls
    Jun 4 2024

    As we kick off the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season we want to be prepared and informed about tropical weather communication. Join us as none other than meteorologist Alan Sealls joins us to share information about tropical weather communication.

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    31 mins
  • Hurricane Videography and Storytelling with Mark Sudduth and HurricaneTrack
    May 21 2024

    Mark Sudduth, founder of HurricaneTrack, takes us along on his journey through more than two decades of hurricane videography and storytelling.

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    31 mins
  • Top 10 Misunderstandings about Hurricane Impacts
    May 8 2024

    Hurricanes are complex storms that generate four deadly hazards- destructive winds, storm surge flooding, rainfall flooding and tornadoes. In this episode, Dr. Hal counts down his top 10 list of misunderstandings about hurricanes that increase the chance people will be blindsided.

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    36 mins