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Weather & climate office hour 05/08/2025: Updates on spring heatwave & doppler radar misinformation

Weather West
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The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and climate. 05/08/2025 topic: I'll discuss the ongoing spring heatwave this week, as well as recent the recent rapid transitions between cool/wet and warm/dry. Also, I'll address the widely circulating misinformation regarding weather radar and such installations, while critical for observing severe weather, cannot exert physical control over said conditions. Finally, I'll offer a (brief) further update on goings on at the federal level. ...more
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Weather & climate office hour 05/08/2025: Updates on spring heatwave & doppler radar misinformation
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and climate. 05/08/2025 topic: I'll discuss the ongoing spring heatwave this week, as well as recent the recent rapid transitions between cool/wet and warm/dry. Also, I'll address the widely circulating misinformation regarding weather radar and such installations, while critical for observing severe weather, cannot exert physical control over said conditions. Finally, I'll offer a (brief) further update on goings on at the federal level.

Follow along using the transcript.

Weather West

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