17: Flip, Float, and Follow
We speak with Meg Dodson of the National Weather Service about derechos, water safety, and plants. Lots and lots of plants.
Guest: Meg Dodson, National Weather Service
Derecho
Derecho
- NWS WFO LOT’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/lot/2020aug10
- NWS WFO IWX’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/Derecho_20200810
- NWS WFO DVN’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_081020
- SPC Derecho: Facts Page here
- Derecho Climatology https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/derecho_climo
- Notable Derecho Lists:
- Hurricane Scale: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
- Enhanced Fujita Scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scale
Water Safety
- NWS Beach Hazards Page (Forecasts, statements): www.weather.gov/greatlakes/beachhazards
- NWS Great Lakes Current-Incident Database: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/beach_season_summaries
- Michigan Sea Grant: Dangerous currents: www.dangerouscurrents.org
- Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium: http://greatlakeswatersafety.org/
- Great Lakes Waves and Water Safety Lesson : Center for Great Lakes Literacy
- Southern Lake Michigan Water Safety Taskforce
Credits:
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-host: Hope Charters
Producers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles
Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Music by: Stuart Carlton
Creators and Guests
Host
Stuart Carlton
Stuart Carlton is the Assistant Director of the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program. He manages the day-to-day operation of IISG and works with the IISG Director and staff to coordinate all aspects of the program. He is also a Research Assistant Professor and head of the Coastal and Great Lakes Social Science Lab in the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources at Purdue, where he and his students research the relationship between knowledge, values, trust, and behavior in complex or controversial environmental systems.