EPISODE · Jul 24, 2025 · 1H 4M
202. Climate Stories II: Dr. Sam Childs
from Nebraska CropWatch · host University of Nebraska-Lincoln
In this #climate stories episode Dr. Sam Childs shares stories about #severeweather from Indiana and Colorado, including a time he had to get his dorm residents at Purdue to safety during a wintertime tornado warning. He then shifts into discussing how we use a #skewT to assess whether the #atmosphere can produce #thunderstorm and why the terms CAPE and CIN are crucial. Finally, he finishes with some discussion about how storms could change with #climatechange.
What this episode covers
In this #climate stories episode Dr. Sam Childs shares stories about #severeweather from Indiana and Colorado, including a time he had to get his dorm residents at Purdue to safety during a wintertime tornado warning. He then shifts into discussing how we use a #skewT to assess whether the #atmosphere can produce #thunderstorm and why the terms CAPE and CIN are crucial. Finally, he finishes with some discussion about how storms could change with #climatechange.
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202. Climate Stories II: Dr. Sam Childs
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