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In October of 2018, Super Typhoon Yutu, packing winds of 180 mph, slammed into Saipan, the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands. And in it's wake, complete destruction. We talk with April Lipinski, who works with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And she was in Saipan after the island and other parts of the commonwealth were left reeling from the devastating impacts of the storm. While April and her team were working to help the people of Saipan, there was an interesting rumor that came about... a rumor that there might be animals in need of help And with the help of several agencies and organizations, the gears were put in place to rescue these animals from Saipan. We also talk with Pat Craig, the executive director of the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado where Tasha and Lambert were taken after the storm. On episode 56 of WeatherHype, our second episode for 2019's National Weather Podcast Month, we talk with April and Pat about the recovery process for Saipan immediately after Super Typhoon Yutu. And share the story of Lambert the Lion and Tasha the Tiger, and their amazing journey from the middle of the Pacific to Colorado's Wild Animal Sanctuary, a 10,473 acre sanctuary for more than 500 rescued animals. Special thanks to Becky DePodwin from the podcast Ice Station Housman, for our Weather Ready Nation Spring Weather Safety Message. Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music with the following songs: "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ "Rain and Thunderstorm at Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner" by Samuel Corwin: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Sun Won't Rise" by Ketsa: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ "Parade" by Nctrmn and "Divider" by Chris Zabriskie https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, on-air broadcast meteorologist at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, PA. In addition, also joining us from WCAU-TV is on-air broadcast meteorologist Steven Sosna. Gentleman, welcome to WeatherBrains! Also joining us is the Chief scientist/SOO at the National Weather Service in Birmingham, AL. Kevin Laws, welcome to the show! Last but not least, Joel Housman is joining us this week to celebrate National Weather Podcast Month. Hailing from Washington DC, he runs Ice Station Housman and is a weather enthusiast. Welcome to the show, Joel!
In a twist on the normal discussion of weather on Earth, the crew of Ice Station Housman takes a journey through the solar system to see what other planet's weather is like. The main goal: to determine which planet humans can relocate to in the unfortunate case of Earth becoming inhabitable. Show Notes! Introductions- The gang's all here! Joel, Jimmy and Becky tackle the complexities of space together. Topic: Other Planet's Weather Mercury: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/27-What-is-the-weather-like-on-Mercury- Venus: http://www.universetoday.com/36721/weather-on-venus/ Mars: http://mars.nasa.gov/ Jupiter and moons: Europa and Io: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter Saturn: http://www.space.com/18473-saturn-temperature.html Saturn's moon: Titan: http://www.space.com/15257-titan-saturn-largest-moon-facts-discovery-sdcmp.html Saturn's hexagon storm: http://www.space.com/30608-mysterious-saturn-hexagon-explained.html Uranus: http://nineplanets.org/uranus.html Neptune: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/150-What-is-the-weather-like-on-Neptune- Neptune's moon: Triton: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/triton Pluto: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/pluto This week's intro music is "Lucy In The Sky, With Diamonds" by The Beatles. Our outro music is "Life On Mars?" by David Bowie. This episode's background image courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The image was taken by Hubble. Read more information about the photo.
This is it...the next chapter in Ice Station Housman's history begins with a bang as Becky Elliott, real-life-no-fooling meteorologist and severe weather junkie joins Joel and Jimmy as a full-time host! Huzzah! Becky gives us an insider's perspective on storm chasing - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Plus, Joel gloats over his LaserDisc copy of Twister, Jimmy makes his demands, and the hyperloop tube back to Virginia adds a second stop in Pennsylvania. Show Notes! ‘Godzilla’ El Niño is dead NO MORE ALL CAPS WEATHER ADVISORIES FROM THE NWS The all-ASCII weather page Amateur storm chasers can be an asset...or a liability The El Reno, OK Tornado US Tornadoes, a great resource Closing music for this episode: "Riding the Storm Out" by REO Speedwagon.