GeoTrek
Science Podcasts
GeoTrek investigates the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters on individuals and communities. Our goal is to help improve your decision making, risk assessment and communication related to extreme events, so you can take action to make yourself, your family and your community more resilient. Our guests include scientists, storm chasers, farmers, urban planners, disaster response professionals, and travelers/ explorers. Visit our website 👉 https://www.geo-trek.com/ Listen to our Podcast 👉 iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geotrek/id1577259065 Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/73GLqlNgdJr04KoI5yU6h5 Follow us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/GeoTrekbyCNC Join our Facebook Group 👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/515960219869748 Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/_geotrek/ Follow us on Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/_geotrek Follow us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@_geotrek
Location:
United States
Description:
GeoTrek investigates the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters on individuals and communities. Our goal is to help improve your decision making, risk assessment and communication related to extreme events, so you can take action to make yourself, your family and your community more resilient. Our guests include scientists, storm chasers, farmers, urban planners, disaster response professionals, and travelers/ explorers. Visit our website 👉 https://www.geo-trek.com/ Listen to our Podcast 👉 iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geotrek/id1577259065 Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/73GLqlNgdJr04KoI5yU6h5 Follow us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/GeoTrekbyCNC Join our Facebook Group 👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/515960219869748 Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/_geotrek/ Follow us on Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/_geotrek Follow us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@_geotrek
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.geo-trek.com/
Episodes
An Interview with the World's Top Hurricane Chaser - Josh Morgerman (Hurricane Man)
4/23/2024
Josh Morgerman (Hurricane Man) joins us for an interview that captures the intense impacts of the world's most powerful storms, discusses how to build better in hurricane country, and talks about the dangers of generalizing hurricane impacts based on observing a few named storms.
Duration:00:29:13
Perspectives from the National Tropical Weather Conference
4/10/2024
Forecasters, scientists and disaster relief specialists weigh in on what we can expect this upcoming hurricane season and how we can be better prepared. We also take a look at the connection between AI and weather forecasting.
Duration:00:40:05
A Chat with My Favorite Meteorologist - Carl Parker from The Weather Channel
3/27/2024
My favorite meteorologist, Carl Parker from The Weather Channel, joins us for a discussion about climate change impacts on tropical weather, advice on science communication, and the importance of having empathy with those impacted by extreme weather events.
Duration:00:50:32
Resiliency Planning with Melissa Beaudry
3/12/2024
Melissa Beaudry, Senior Resilience Planner at Halff, provides insights on how to help communities improve resilience plans.
Duration:00:47:34
Resilient Perspectives from the Gulf of Mexico Conference in Tampa, Florida
2/29/2024
This podcast features interviews with four professionals focused on making Gulf Coast communities more resilient from coastal hazards. They were recorded at the Gulf of Mexico Conference, which brought together more than 1100 professionals to share the latest research and best practices, in Tampa, Florida.
Duration:00:39:57
The Atlas Mountains Earthquake in the Kingdom of Morocco on September 8, 2023
2/14/2024
On September 8, 2023, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, in northwest Africa, inflicting more than 2,900 fatalities. This podcast provides on-the-ground interviews from the Kingdom of Morocco, including interviews with earthquake survivors in an earthquake tent village, and perspectives about the pros and cons of traditional versus modern building styles for disaster resiliency.
Duration:00:50:52
Perspectives from the CNC Connect Conference
1/30/2024
This podcast highlights interviews with seven participants from the CNC Connect Conference in Mobile, Alabama, from Jan 8-10, 2024. The conference brought together hundreds of professionals in the insurance services and extreme weather response industries. We also interview seasonal hurricane forecasting expert Phil Klotzbach to get a sneak peek of what we may expect next hurricane season.
Duration:00:48:03
Virginia's Deadliest Natural Disaster - Hurricane Camille's Floods and Landslides in 1969
1/16/2024
After striking the Gulf Coast as a cat-5 hurricane in 1969, Camille inflicted the deadliest disaster in Virginia's history, killing 114 people in catastrophic floods and landslides near Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. This podcast interviews three storm survivors on live interviews recorded at the Nelson County Historical Society's Oakland Museum.
Duration:00:56:37
Top 10 Memories of the GeoTrek Podcast from The Past Year (2023)
12/28/2023
This episode provides the top 10 memories from the GeoTrek podcast during the past calendar year (2023).
Duration:00:34:23
Perspectives from The 22nd Bell County Water Symposium in Central Texas
12/5/2023
Stakeholders at the 22nd Bell County Water Symposium came together to discuss the future of water in Central Texas, in an area that has observed severe droughts and explosive population growth in recent decades.
Duration:00:48:41
The Maui (Hawaii) Wildfires with Kainoa Horcajo
11/21/2023
Kainoa Horcajo, Director of Community Development with Global Empowerment Mission Hawaii, provides insights on the impacts of the catastrophic wildfires that struck Maui this past August.
Duration:00:46:10
Hot Dates in Minnesota - Stories and Insights from a Firefighting Couple
11/7/2023
Firefighting couple Gary Ringate and Kellie Murphy-Ringate share stories and insights from decades of fighting fires in Minnesota. Their perspectives on topics like hazard prevention and having a disaster plan, relate closely to disaster mitigation efforts for other hazards.
Duration:00:49:08
Revisiting Hurricane Ian - One Year After Landfall in Southwest Florida
10/24/2023
Last year, Hurricane Ian inflicted the deadliest natural disaster in Florida since the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, and the costliest disaster in state history. This podcast looks back at this catastrophe, the recovery process, and lessons learned, through interviews with WINK-TV Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt, as well as Casper and Kylie Gregory with the Tropical Weather Threat Society.
Duration:00:57:49
Climbing to the Roof of the World with Pete Athans
10/10/2023
Himalayan mountaineer and Mount Everest Expert Pete Athans shares insights from leading expeditions to the world's highest mountains, perspectives on high-altitude weather extremes, and first-hand accounts of how the 2015 earthquake and Covid-19 Pandemic impacted Nepal.
Duration:00:52:30
Warren Faidley - America's Premier Storm Photographer
9/26/2023
Join us on an adventure with Warren Faidley, America's Premier Storm Photographer. Warren is an American adventurer, photojournalist, storm chaser, and disaster survival expert. He is officially credited as the first storm-chasing photojournalist, documenting hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, mudslides, blizzards, and many more types of extreme weather over a multi-decade career.
Duration:00:54:56
Voices from Hurricane Idalia
9/12/2023
Hurricane Idalia was the first major (cat 3+) hurricane to strike Florida's Big Bend Region since the late 1800s. This podcast documents storm impacts on the region, as well as voices from many storm survivors.
Duration:00:40:12
Extreme Weather and Aviation with Jonathan Frank
8/15/2023
Boeing 777 Captain and accomplished artist Jonathan Frank takes us on an around-the-world adventure to explore the impacts of extreme weather on aviation.
Duration:00:39:22
Women In Coastal Science: Engineer Tiffany Staten with PEA Group
8/1/2023
Tiffany Staten, Engineer with PEA Group in Houston, Texas, shares her vision for sustainable development that mitigates flood losses. This interview was part of the Women in Coastal Science Speaker Series, organized by Galveston's Park Board of Trustees.
Duration:00:41:53
Perspectives on Social Science for Hurricane Risk Mitigation with Dr. Laura Myers
7/18/2023
Dr. Laura Myers, Senior Research Scientist and Director of Resiliency at the Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research, University of Alabama, provides social science perspectives to mitigate losses from hurricanes.
Duration:00:49:55
All About Air Quality, with David Lu, Co-Founder and CEO of Clarity Movement.
7/3/2023
This summer, smoke from Canadian wildfires and enhanced urban and industrial pollution have made air quality a high-profile weather story. David Lu, Co-Founder and CEO of Clarity Movement, shares the science behind air pollution, how we can better detect air quality, and practical steps we can take to protect ourselves.
Duration:00:46:35