Weather Break

Click here to listen to episode 135 of Weather Break
A meteorologist would tell you that today is the last day of “summer”, which meteorologists describe as the months of June, July and August.  They chose that period because those are typically the three warmest months of the year.  Moving into autumn, [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 134 of Weather Break
Two years ago yesterday, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, first in southern Louisiana and later in Mississippi.  To mark the occasion, Dr. Jon Schrage spoke with Jim Vasilj, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office that serves the New Orleans area.  In [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 133 of Weather Break
Two years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, first in southern Louisiana and later in Mississippi.  To mark the occasion, Dr. Jon Schrage spoke with Jim Vasilj, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office that serves the New Orleans area.  In [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 132 of Weather Break
The recent landfall of Hurricane Dean and the approaching anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina reminds us of the importance of coastal wetlands in protecting a region from the impact of the storm surge, which is typically the most expensive part [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 131 of Weather Break
Wet weather has been the norm in the Midwest and the Great Plains for the last 10 days or so, and many broadcast meteorologists have blamed the excessive rainfall and flooding on “the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin”.  How did a weak [...]

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