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GeoTrek

GeoTrek investigates the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters on individuals and communities. Our goal is to help 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 👉 https://www.geo-trek.com/ Listen on Apple 👉

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38:31

Historic Hurricane Beryl with Brian McNoldy and Phil...

GeoTrek ·

2024/07/30

Historic Hurricane Beryl broke many Atlantic basin hurricane records, becoming the farthest east hurricane and the only cat-4 hurricane to form in June, then the earliest cat-5 hurricane on record. This podcast features interviews with Brian McNoldy and Phil Klotzbach, who provide historic context for this record-breaking storm, as well as on-the-ground interviews with storm survivors in Texas.

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37:18

Coastal Resiliency from an Engineering Perspective,...

GeoTrek ·

2024/07/16

Engineering provides many solutions to reduce losses from coastal hazards. But how do we determine optimal solutions, considering design criteria, budgets, and community input? Dr. Bret Webb, Professor of Civil Engineering at University of South Alabama, provides engineering perspectives on coastal resiliency in this episode.

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35:10

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) with Leslie...

GeoTrek ·

2024/07/02

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) President and CEO, Leslie Chapman-Henderson, shares her vision to reduce property losses through groundbreaking awareness initiatives for homebuilders, homeowners and design professionals.

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30:08

The Journey of Meteorologist Alan Sealls -...

GeoTrek ·

2024/06/18

Join us to dive deeper into the journey Alan Sealls took to become the meteorologist we know and love! Hear about Alan's early life, education, and the path that lead him to where he is now.

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31:17

Forecasting and Communicating Tropical Weather and...

GeoTrek ·

2024/06/04

As we kick off the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season we want to be prepared and informed about tropical weather communication. Join us as none other than meteorologist Alan Sealls joins us to share information about tropical weather communication.

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31:19

Hurricane Videography and Storytelling with Mark...

GeoTrek ·

2024/05/21

Mark Sudduth, founder of HurricaneTrack, takes us along on his journey through more than two decades of hurricane videography and storytelling.

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35:38

Top 10 Misunderstandings about Hurricane Impacts

GeoTrek ·

2024/05/08

Hurricanes are complex storms that generate four deadly hazards- destructive winds, storm surge flooding, rainfall flooding and tornadoes. In this episode, Dr. Hal counts down his top 10 list of misunderstandings about hurricanes that increase the chance people will be blindsided.

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29:13

An Interview with the World's Top Hurricane Chaser -...

GeoTrek ·

2024/04/23

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.

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40:05

Perspectives from the National Tropical Weather...

GeoTrek ·

2024/04/10

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.

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50:32

A Chat with My Favorite Meteorologist - Carl Parker...

GeoTrek ·

2024/03/27

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.

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47:34

Resiliency Planning with Melissa Beaudry

GeoTrek ·

2024/03/12

Melissa Beaudry, Senior Resilience Planner at Halff, provides insights on how to help communities improve resilience plans.

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39:57

Resilient Perspectives from the Gulf of Mexico...

GeoTrek ·

2024/02/29

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.

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50:52

The Atlas Mountains Earthquake in the Kingdom of...

GeoTrek ·

2024/02/14

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.

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48:03

Perspectives from the CNC Connect Conference

GeoTrek ·

2024/01/30

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.

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56:37

Virginia's Deadliest Natural Disaster - Hurricane...

GeoTrek ·

2024/01/16

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.

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34:23

Top 10 Memories of the GeoTrek Podcast from The Past...

GeoTrek ·

2023/12/28

This episode provides the top 10 memories from the GeoTrek podcast during the past calendar year (2023).

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48:41

Perspectives from The 22nd Bell County Water...

GeoTrek ·

2023/12/05

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.

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46:10

The Maui (Hawaii) Wildfires with Kainoa Horcajo

GeoTrek ·

2023/11/21

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.

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49:08

Hot Dates in Minnesota - Stories and Insights from a...

GeoTrek ·

2023/11/07

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.

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57:49

Revisiting Hurricane Ian - One Year After Landfall in...

GeoTrek ·

2023/10/24

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.

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