Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s Matt Lanza join for a two-guest two-parter to address the “deadlier” female-named hurricanes, why hurricane season happens, the category system, where hurricanes come from, why they have eyes, and how we track cyclones’ paths so we can stay out of them.
Next week we’ll be back with Kim and Matt to chat about climate change, emergency preparation – for any disaster occasion –, the latest on the government funding drama, if you should trust a waffle house more than a weather person, and literally what is on the horizon in the future. Also: cows.
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Read Matt Lanza’s tropical weather forecasts at The Eyewall and Houston-based forecasts at Space City Weather
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Visit Dr. Wood’s website and follow them on Google Scholar and Bluesky
Donations went to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country's Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and The Trevor Project
Links to things we discussed:
How Eric Berger and Matt Lanza Became Houston's Most Trusted Meteorologists
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted - The Atlantic
FEMA: Mitigation Saves: Federal Mitigation Grants Save $6 per $1 Spent
What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down
The Hurricane Hunters That Never Returned
Full video of Hurricane Hunters flying through tough weather
High vs. Low-Pressure Systems Explained
What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
Who was Jacob Tier Yarrington?
Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names
TWISTER Clip - "Cows" (1996) Bill Paxton + Helen Hunt
June 2025: Fired, rehired and fired again, some NOAA employees get letters demanding money
July 2025: Cuts to NOAA increase the risk of deadly weather tragedies
July 2025: Congressional committees push back on Trump administration's proposed NOAA budget cuts
Herbert Seymour Saffir’s Morro Castle Survival
Severe Weather Topics - Wind Shear
NOAA's National Weather Service - Glossary - shear
The Wildest Ride on a Hurricane Hunter Aircraft - Eos
Structure of the Eye and Eyewall of Hurricane Hugo (1989)
Clement Lindley Wragge: The Life of a Pioneer Meteorologist
'Inclement' Wragge : pioneer weather forecaster
Deaths Related To Hurricane Rita And Mass Evacuation”
Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones, New Edition
A review of ocean-atmosphere interactions during tropical cyclones in the north Indian Ocean
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