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Hurricane Ida - Communication & Impacts Revisited

Hurricane Ida - Communication & Impacts Revisited

FromWeather Geeks


Hurricane Ida - Communication & Impacts Revisited

FromWeather Geeks

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Dr. Rick KnabbIntroduction:Hurricane Ida became a storm for the record books as it made landfall in Port Fourchon, LA on August 29th with sustained winds of 150 mph.  The devastation from Ida’s high-end category 4 hurricane winds, storm surge, and torrential rainfall were widespread across Louisiana, but the devastation didn’t end there. As Ida’s remnants tracked into the Northeast, it produced prolific amounts of rainfall, breaking records and claiming dozens of lives. With such extreme events on the rise, communication of their potential impacts can bring challenges for forecasters and emergency managers. Here to highlight those challenges is The Weather Channel’s own, Dr. Rick Knabb, former Director of the National Hurricane Center. Let’s discuss...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Sep 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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