From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101: Last week the name of Luke Howard came to the forefront in the discussion on heat islands. This week our lead professor tells us a little more about this early pioneer in the field of meteorology who was responsible for the system of cloud classification that we use today.

TWIWH - This Week in Weather History: Bill Murray discusses a worse case scenario for hurricane forecasters.

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Web Sites from Episode 140:

Birch Aquarium, San Diego

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

SPC Sounding Page

State University of New York at Albany Weather Page

Iowa State web cam shots

Join James Spann, JB Elliott, Brian Peters, Dr. Tim Coleman, and Kevin “Galveston” Selle come together for another fascinating netcast about the weather.

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