MPR: Jet StreamingEvery week Jet Streaming brings an insider's look at the weather and climatology. It's everything you wanted to know about the weather, but were afraid to ask.Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 25- June 25, 2008 Summer heat means severe storms but it also means weather fun. On this "Best Of" version of Jet Streaming, MPR's "Morning Edition" host Cathy Wurzer catches up on the weather headlines and we find out what you can do to not only duck the summer storms but have a little hot fun as well!http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/podcasts/jet_streaming/2008/06/25_64.mp3 Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 18- June 18, 2008 Parts of Iowa are under water, and now the floodwaters are heading south down the mighty Mississippi. Where will the next flood strike, and how high will the waters rise We'll talk with a hydrologist, and we'll check in with the president of the University of Iowa, which has been hard hit by the floods.http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/podcasts/jet_streaming/2008/18_64.mp3 Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 11- June 11, 2008 Devastating floods from Indiana to Wisconsin, to Iowa and Minnesota are sending homes crashing into raging rivers and leaving crops under water this week. What ahead for the soggy Midwest We talk with meteorologist Steve Buan and hydrologist Glenn Lussky of the NWS about the challenges facing flood forecasters. Also: Did rapid climate change kill the Mayans Dr. Skip Messenger of Minnesota's Hamline University tells us what digging through the remains of past civilizations can tell us about...http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/podcasts/jet_streaming/2008/06/11_64.mp3 Jet Streaming for Wednesday, June 4- June 4, 2008 Thunder, lightniing and tornadoes continue to pound the Plains this year, but what does it mean when you're under a "PDS" tornado watch Greg Carbin, lead warning forecaster at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma explains all. And 64 years ago this week, Allied weather forecasters made what may be the biggest weather forecast in history. Meteorologist Paul Gross explains why the D-Day invasion forecast may have won the war. Our Website of the Week from the European Center for Medium..http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/minnesota/podcasts/jet_streaming/2008/06/04_64.mp3 |