Episode Synopsis "The SplashCast Episode 2: Atmospheric Rivers, Weather, & Climate"

This episode first published on February 28, 2018 and has recently been moved to Anchor. The second episode introduces listeners to  the idea of atmospheric rivers, as well as two other important topics:  how weather and climate are different from one another, and how water  and climate are related. I spoke with Dr. Cory Baggett, a post-doctoral  fellow at Colorado State Univerity, and Dr. Dave Dubois, the New Mexico  State Climatologist. Details Running time: 27.32 Logo: Timothy Burns, Kuroverse Licensed Music: “Atmospheria” by Francis Preve “Ether Oar” by The Whole Other “Three Kinds of Suns” by Norma Rockwell Used through the Youtube “No copyright music” license Resources The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes Barnes Research Group Press release on atmospheric river research NOAA’s atmospheric river page Real-time monitoring of the Madden-Julian Oscillation at the Climate Prediction Center CoCoRahs The US Drought Monitor

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