If you are a meteorologist, you have certainly been asked the following questions: What channel are you on?
Many people associate meteorologists only with the weathercaster on the newscast. In fact, the vast majority of meteorologists are not involved with TV at all. According to surveys by the American Meteorological Society, less than 10% of meteorologists are broadcasters.
One of the more interesting types of meteorologist is the Incident Meteorologist (IMET). This is a group of specially-trained meteorologists that respond to hazardous incidents, particularly related to fire weather. These meteorologists are right on the front lines of major wild fires and risk their lives. If you need a reminder, review the deadly Yarnell fire that killed 19 firefighters. We invited the National Weather Service's Fire Weather Program Manager Heath Hockenberry to Weather Geeks.
Heath is not just some bureaucrat in an office. He is a NOAA IMET and is also deployed. His stories about his experiences with fires and Deepwater Horizon are fascinating. During the show, I delve into why IMETs are used, what type of "meteorology" they are most concerned with, and what the worse case scenarios are. I also query Heath about what the great "needs" are within the fire weather community going forward.
In the last part of the show, you will want to "glue" yourself to the television because Heath discusses the fascinating but dangerous Pyrocumulus clouds and what they mean for fires. We also provide a "weather geeks 101" analysis of how they form.
Heath has provided us with some amazing visuals for the show as well. This is a show that I predict a 100% chance of learning something new.
Be sure to watch Weather Geeks this Sunday at Noon ET (11 am CT, 10 am MT, 9 am PT) and tell a friend.
Follow @WxGeeksTWC or @DrShepherd2013 on Twitter.
Find us on Facebook at WxGeeks (Link) or Dr. Marshall Shepherd (Link)
Many people associate meteorologists only with the weathercaster on the newscast. In fact, the vast majority of meteorologists are not involved with TV at all. According to surveys by the American Meteorological Society, less than 10% of meteorologists are broadcasters.
One of the more interesting types of meteorologist is the Incident Meteorologist (IMET). This is a group of specially-trained meteorologists that respond to hazardous incidents, particularly related to fire weather. These meteorologists are right on the front lines of major wild fires and risk their lives. If you need a reminder, review the deadly Yarnell fire that killed 19 firefighters. We invited the National Weather Service's Fire Weather Program Manager Heath Hockenberry to Weather Geeks.
Heath is not just some bureaucrat in an office. He is a NOAA IMET and is also deployed. His stories about his experiences with fires and Deepwater Horizon are fascinating. During the show, I delve into why IMETs are used, what type of "meteorology" they are most concerned with, and what the worse case scenarios are. I also query Heath about what the great "needs" are within the fire weather community going forward.
In the last part of the show, you will want to "glue" yourself to the television because Heath discusses the fascinating but dangerous Pyrocumulus clouds and what they mean for fires. We also provide a "weather geeks 101" analysis of how they form.
Heath has provided us with some amazing visuals for the show as well. This is a show that I predict a 100% chance of learning something new.
Be sure to watch Weather Geeks this Sunday at Noon ET (11 am CT, 10 am MT, 9 am PT) and tell a friend.
Follow @WxGeeksTWC or @DrShepherd2013 on Twitter.
Find us on Facebook at WxGeeks (Link) or Dr. Marshall Shepherd (Link)
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