Forecasting the Future of Extreme Weather with Dr. Alyssa Stansfield
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Join Kyle David on the Everything Weather podcast as he chats with Dr. Alyssa Stansfield, an assistant professor at the University of Utah specializing in tropical weather, precipitation, and climate modeling. Dr. Stansfield shares her fascinating journey from experiencing Hurricane Sandy in high school to her current research on extreme weather events and their impacts. Learn about her insights into hurricane rainfall, flash flooding in Southern Utah, and the challenges of climate change communication.
Dr. Alyssa Stansfield's Contact Info:
Email: [email protected]
https://alyssa-stansfield.github.io/
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Chapters
1. Intro & Welcome (00:00:00)
2. Rank These Cities' Weather & Breakfast Foods (00:00:38)
3. Dr. Stansfield's Weather Story (00:05:10)
4. Superstorm Sandy's Impact (00:07:27)
5. Academic Journey & Research (00:09:24)
6. Challenges in Weather Forecasting (00:11:23)
7. Research on Extreme Weather (00:19:59)
8. This Day in Weather History: The 100-Hour Snowstorm (00:29:48)
9. Would You Rather: Weather-Themed & Utah-Themed (00:32:59)
10. Multiple Roles: Researcher, Educator, Mentor (00:39:22)
11. Rewards & Challenges of Mentoring Students (00:41:05)
12. Climate Change Research: Hurricane Florence Case Study (00:43:35)
13. Communicating Climate Change to the Public (00:46:29)
14. Student Questions & Research Questions (00:48:51)
15. Interdisciplinary Research in Meteorology (00:54:56)
16. AI & Machine Learning in Meteorology (00:57:23)
17. Advice to Younger Self & Future Researchers (01:00:07)
18. Final Thoughts (01:02:30)
19. Weather or Not Trivia (01:03:41)
20. Closing & Outro (01:08:35)
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