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GeoTrek — 135 episodes

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How Past Climates Predict Future Hurricanes with Dr. Joanne Muller

2

How AI & Predictive Tech Are Transforming Wildfire Protection with Sunny Sethi

3

A Lifetime Behind the Camera: True Stories with Photojournalist and Videographer Austin Anderson Part 2

4

A Lifetime Behind the Camera: True Stories with Photojournalist and Videographer Austin Anderson Part 1

5

Severe Weather Communication & Meteorology Media with Emily Gracey

6

New Jersey’s Extreme Weather, Digital Meteorology & Forecasting the Future with Joe Martucci

7

How Residents are Mapping Flood Risks at a Hyperlocal Level with Julia Drapkin of I See Change

8

The Science of Earthquake Early Warning: Exploring USGS ShakeAlert with Robert de Groot

9

The GeoTrek 2025 Retrospective: 10 Moments That Defined the Year

10

Inside the Nation’s First Tsunami Evacuation Structure with Quintin Swanson

11

Rebuilding After the Storm: How John Eckeberger and 4B DRN Mobilize Communities for Real Disaster Resilience

12

Inside 20 Years of Coastal Resilience with Tracie Sempier

13

Smarter, Safer Housing: A Conversation with Documentary Filmmaker George Siegal

14

How Home Depot Prepares for Extreme Weather with Jason Arigoni: Interview at the National Tropical Weather Conference Webinar

15

From Hollywood to High Water: Turning Flood Data into Visual Power with Dan Krueger

16

Making Sense of Extreme Weather: Climate Communication and Attribution with Shel Winkley

17

Why Clear Communication Saves Lives in Disasters with Julie Kay Roberts of PSEMA

18

The 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Jim Cantore

19

Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward with Alessandra Jerolleman

20

When the Waters Rise: Alex Garcia on Deadly Flash Floods in Texas

21

Protecting Your Property: Floodproofing with Tom Little

22

Smart Homes, Safer Communities with Carl Schneider

23

East Asia Typhoons & Florida Hurricanes – A Global Storm Perspective with Robert Speta

24

Exploring the Interface of Climate Resiliency and Historic Preservation with Lisa Craig-Hensley

25

Forensic Meteorology at the 2025 Allied Trust Litigation Summit

26

Living Shorelines with Ryan Gilbert

27

How Hail Causes Damage and How We Can Reduce it with IBHS

28

Optimizing Transportation Business for Winter Weather

29

The January 2025 Fires in Southern California

30

How Extreme Weather Impacts Professional Sports Performances

31

All About Avalanches - How do Forecasters Predict Avalanches?

32

Insights on Hurricanes Helene and Milton with Dr. Jennifer Collins

33

Heavy Rainfall Below Sea Level – The Challenge of Freshwater Flooding in New Orleans

34

Voices from the 2024 Texas Groundwater Summit

35

Tropical Storm Debby and The Science Behind Slow-Moving Tropical Cyclones with Jim Kossin

36

Historic Hurricane Beryl with Brian McNoldy and Phil Klotzbach

37

Coastal Resiliency from an Engineering Perspective, with Dr. Bret Webb

38

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) with Leslie Chapman-Henderson

39

The Journey of Meteorologist Alan Sealls - Forecasting Weather for 37 Years and Winning 16 Emmys

40

Forecasting and Communicating Tropical Weather and Meteorologist Alan Sealls

41

Hurricane Videography and Storytelling with Mark Sudduth and HurricaneTrack

42

Top 10 Misunderstandings about Hurricane Impacts

43

An Interview with the World's Top Hurricane Chaser - Josh Morgerman (Hurricane Man)

44

Perspectives from the National Tropical Weather Conference

45

A Chat with My Favorite Meteorologist - Carl Parker from The Weather Channel

46

Resiliency Planning with Melissa Beaudry

47

Resilient Perspectives from the Gulf of Mexico Conference in Tampa, Florida

48

The Atlas Mountains Earthquake in the Kingdom of Morocco on September 8, 2023

49

Perspectives from the CNC Connect Conference

50

Virginia's Deadliest Natural Disaster - Hurricane Camille's Floods and Landslides in 1969

51

Top 10 Memories of the GeoTrek Podcast from The Past Year (2023)

52

Perspectives from The 22nd Bell County Water Symposium in Central Texas

53

The Maui (Hawaii) Wildfires with Kainoa Horcajo

54

Hot Dates in Minnesota - Stories and Insights from a Firefighting Couple

55

Revisiting Hurricane Ian - One Year After Landfall in Southwest Florida

56

Climbing to the Roof of the World with Pete Athans

57

Warren Faidley - America's Premier Storm Photographer

58

Voices from Hurricane Idalia

59

Extreme Weather and Aviation with Jonathan Frank

60

Women In Coastal Science: Engineer Tiffany Staten with PEA Group

61

Perspectives on Social Science for Hurricane Risk Mitigation with Dr. Laura Myers

62

All About Air Quality, with David Lu, Co-Founder and CEO of Clarity Movement.

63

From Flood Victim to Innovator: Rahel Abraham and CLIMAGUARD

64

The Janitor Threw Out the Data- The Back Story of Seasonal Hurricane Forecasting with Phil Klotzbach

65

Making Communities Stronger with Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager

66

The Value of Local Knowledge - Building for Epic Snow Loads in the Sierras

67

Advances in hurricane research, forecasting products and education/ outreach from the National Tropical Weather Conference - recorded LIVE on South Padre Island, Texas

68

Academic perspectives on the California mega-winter with Daniel Swain, Andrew Schwartz and Julie Kalansky

69

Landscape Architecture and the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake with Benjamin George

70

The U-Surge Project and Flood Information Systems

71

Art, Aerosmith and Atmosphere with Tulsa Meteorologist Michael Seger

72

Predicting Arctic Weather Outbreaks in the Central and Eastern U.S. with Judah Cohen

73

The Most Deadly Blizzard on Record in Western New York- with meteorologist Don Paul

74

Building Better with Smart Home America and Julie Shiyou-Woodard

75

Insurance Claims Adjusting with Murphy Buggs

76

The Top 10 Memories on the GeoTrek Podcast in 2022

77

The Sinkhole That Gobbled Up Eight Corvettes

78

Sinkholes and Caves in West Virginia

79

Forecasting and Preparing for Extreme Weather with Rob Perillo – Part 2 of 2

80

Forecasting and Preparing for Extreme Weather with Rob Perillo – Part 1 of 2

81

Interactive Episode: Answering Your Questions about Atlantic Hurricane Season 2022

82

Tips on Disaster Preparedness and Response from Jon Stewart

83

Assessing Risk at the Interface of Insurance and Real Estate with Andrea Pelletier

84

Superstorm Sandy’s 10-year Anniversary: Insights from Long Island, New York

85

Hurricane Risk Communication with Bill Read, Jonathan Brazzell and Brian and Lisa Flanakin

86

An In-Depth Look at Emergency Management with Perspective on Hurricane Ian from Brandy Mai

87

Voices from the Hurricane Ian Disaster Zone

88

Documenting Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida

89

Building Better to Mitigate Disasters with Alex Cary and IBHS

90

Building Better along the Mississippi Hurricane Coast with Scott Sundberg

91

Sustainability and Resiliency for Disaster-Prone Communities, with Hank Hodde

92

Answering Career Questions from a High School Student

93

Remembering Hurricane Katrina with Chris Franklin – Part 2

94

Remembering Hurricane Katrina with Chris Franklin- Part 1

95

Sea Level Rise with Renee Collini

96

The Growing Danger of Sargassum Seaweed Inundations

97

The National Tropical Weather Conference with Alex Garcia and Tim Smith

98

Beach Safety in Complex Coastal Environments with Peter Davis

99

New Mexico’s Chile Pepper Industry with Dr. Stephanie Walker

100

Students Designing and Deploying Sensors to Improve Flood Prediction in New Mexico

101

Local Historian, Dan Flores, in Eastern New Mexico

102

Chasing Severe Storms in the Great Plains

103

Women in Earth and Ocean Science

104

Exploring Five Continents with Oceanographer Ivan Haigh

105

Creative Paths to the Sciences at EVAN Conference (Part 2)

106

Remembering Historic Floods at EVAN Conference Part 1

107

Cycling Around Europe with Ola Mae (Part 2)

108

Cycling Around Europe with Ola Mae (Part 1)

109

Lessons Learned from the 1998 Ice Storm of Upstate New York

110

How One Texas City Produced Drinking Water During Unprecedented Drought

111

The Relationship Between Wildfires and Ecology

112

The 2022 Hurricane Season and A Look at Emerging Hurricane Trends

113

Voices from the Texas Wildfires of March 2022

114

Jonathan Taylor: Andromeda District and A New Generation for Green Living

115

John William Bailly: Exploring the World at the Interface of Art, Science, and Nature

116

Dr. Keren Bolter: How to Prepare for Sea-Level Rise Flooding in South Florida and Beyond

117

The Unusual Nature of Ice Jam Floods

118

Jonathan Feuer: DAS Technology To Keep Us Better Connected During A Disaster

119

Stories from a Dairy Farm Turned Bed and Breakfast in the Heart of the Snowbelt

120

Steffen Krei: A Perspective On Flood Protection In Germany

121

Mark Rayome: Building Properly in the Snow Belt

122

Don Gale of Twin Maple SugarWorks: The Impacts of Weather and Climate on Maple Syrup Production

123

Bonus Episode: Will you see a White Christmas this year?

124

Bonus Interview: Poor People's Campaign of Sacramento

125

Megan McAlonis Hernandez Part 2: An Action-Packed Episode About Traveling Across The World And What It Feels Like When Temps Reach 130F

126

Megan McAlonis Hernandez Part 1: Hiking National Parks, Trekking in The Himalayas, Diving in The Tropical Pacific Islands, and Safaris in East Africa

127

Eleanor Kitzman Part 2: Tree Falls, Hail As A Major Weather Peril, and The Importance of Disaster Prevention

128

Eleanor Kitzman Part 1: Her Journey as an Insurance Executive, How to Build Better Through the Fortified Project, and More

129

Hurricane Ida Special Episode from Houma, LA

130

Jennifer Tisthammer: Trekking Through the South Florida Landscape

131

Will Mizell: How Waffle House Became Such an Integral Part of Disaster Response

132

Melissa Moon: Insights from a Tornado-chasing Mom

133

Ned Rozell: Sunny Skies and 75 Degrees Doesn’t Sound Dangerous, but in Alaska…

134

Liz Chamberlain: Rivers Changing Their Course—and Insights on How Our Infrastructure is “Fighting Nature”

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Introducing Geotrek by Dr. Hal Needham, Climate Data and Natural Hazards Scientist at CNC