Media: Weather for the Eyes and Ears
New shows available in audio and video, online and on TV
Coming soon to the National Geographic Channel is Six Degrees Could Change the World, based on the book, Six Degrees, which was just released in the U.S. after being published last year in the U.K. The show premieres this Sunday, the 10th, at 8 p.m. DC time, 9 p.m. Pacific. Streaming videos are available on the show's web site.
The American Meteorological Society (AMS), the country's oldest and largest organization of professional meteorologists, has gone multimedia. There are now four programs in the AMS Video Journal series on the Research Channel. The full set of shows are also available in both audio and video format for downloading free of charge from iTunes. The AMS appears to be the first professional scientific society to appear on iTunes U, the educational section of Apple's podcast web site. The presentations currently available include:
- Benjamin Franklin's Science: The founding fathers, particularly Franklin and Jefferson, were keen weather observers. Besides his well-known interest in lightning, Franklin made significant contributions to the understanding of mid-latitude storms and the effects of volcanoes on climate. He also made the first scientific observations of the Gulf Stream. This lecture was presented in 2006 as part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The podcast is currently listed as the number 2 most popular download in the Research Channel area of iTunes.
- The Certified Consulting Meteorologist 50th Anniversary: The AMS program establishing credentials for meteorologists providing consulting services had its 50th anniversary in 2007.
- Is Global Climate Change Affecting Hurricanes? and The Hurricane-Climate Connection: These two lectures by Prof. Kerry Emanuel of MIT explore the possible link between global warming and hurricane intensity.
This week's episode of When Weather Changed History on The Weather Channel is about the influence of cold temperatures on the Challenger disaster (nightly at 8 p.m.).
By Steve Scolnik |
February 5, 2008; 7:00 PM ET
Climate Change
,
Education
,
Media
Previous: CommuteCast: Mostly Cloudy, Isolated Showers |
Next: Forecast: Second Shot at Record Highs
Posted by: Augusta Jim | February 5, 2008 7:32 PM
Unusual damage report from Memphis, Tennessee tonight that I thought I'd share here: 0536 PM ROOF BLOWN OFF OF PINNACLE AIRLINE HANGER AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PLANES WERE MOVED. AIRSTAIRS MOVED 100 YARDS. MOVED A 737 AIRPLANE A FOOT.
Posted by: Andrew Freedman, Capital Weather Gang | February 5, 2008 10:29 PM
I hate to say this, but I'm no longer an avid reader of CapitalWeather.com. After the merge with WashingtonPost.com, we lost many important functions. The most important being the easy to view 5 day look at the top of the page. The second, the inability to read entire posts without clicking on another link.
I wish it wasn't true, but unless these changes are made, I won't be back.
Good luck guys.
Posted by: Michael | February 5, 2008 11:15 PM
while i wish you all the best..
i second that
Posted by: Anonymous | February 5, 2008 11:24 PM
I have no animus about the new site, but when I think back over the last few weeks I realize that I've not looked in as much. Can't pinpoint why...that's just what has happened in the natural course of my day.
But the real test of fidelity will be when we finally get a blizzard!
Posted by: AC | February 6, 2008 5:23 AM
I agree that I don't access this site as much either. The main reasons are the inability to read entire threads of comments, especially in times of unusual weather, without checking backwards to earlier threads. Also the inability to post photos is something that has been lost.
Posted by: JT | February 6, 2008 8:51 AM
Folks-- a short graphical forecast will be added in the matter of days. Photo submits are always welcome and we're going to open a Flickr gallery for this during the next big storm.
Posted by: Jason, Capital Weather Gang | February 6, 2008 9:19 AM
The comments to this entry are closed.
At least 3 killed in Arkansas tornado's.