Ologies: Listen in on Part 1 of Tempestology (Hurricanes) with Matt Lanza and Dr. Kim Wood
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Original article and podcast by Alie Ward
Listen to the podcast here: Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza and Dr. Kim Wood
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"Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s Matt Lanza join for a two-guest two-parter to address the “deadlier” female-named hurricanes, why hurricane season happens, the category system, where hurricanes come from, why they have eyes, and how we track cyclones’ paths so we can stay out of them.
Next week we’ll be back with Kim and Matt to chat about climate change, emergency preparation – for any disaster occasion –, the latest on the government funding drama, if you should trust a waffle house more than a weather person, and literally what is on the horizon in the future. Also: cows."