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All Episodes

GeoTrek — 141 episodes

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The Hidden Side of Disaster Recovery: Saving Local Businesses with Gina Spagnola

2

Why People Ignore Wildfire Risk: The Neuroscience of Fight, Flight & Freeze with Erica Peng

3

Protecting Summer Camps from Flash Floods: Lessons from the Texas Hill Country Tragedy

4

Preparing for Hurricanes, Flooding, and Power Outages with Haskell Moore

5

Power Out Cooking Recipe Book: Preparing Families for Storm Recovery with Hidalgo County, TX Officials

6

Resilient Homes, Flood Risk & the Broken Housing System with Aris Papadopoulos

7

How Past Climates Predict Future Hurricanes with Dr. Joanne Muller

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

Severe Weather Communication & Meteorology Media with Emily Gracey

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

The GeoTrek 2025 Retrospective: 10 Moments That Defined the Year

16

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

17

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

18

Inside 20 Years of Coastal Resilience with Tracie Sempier

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

The 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Jim Cantore

25

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

26

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

27

Protecting Your Property: Floodproofing with Tom Little

28

Smart Homes, Safer Communities with Carl Schneider

29

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

30

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

31

Forensic Meteorology at the 2025 Allied Trust Litigation Summit

32

Living Shorelines with Ryan Gilbert

33

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

34

Optimizing Transportation Business for Winter Weather

35

The January 2025 Fires in Southern California

36

How Extreme Weather Impacts Professional Sports Performances

37

All About Avalanches - How do Forecasters Predict Avalanches?

38

Insights on Hurricanes Helene and Milton with Dr. Jennifer Collins

39

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

40

Voices from the 2024 Texas Groundwater Summit

41

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

42

Historic Hurricane Beryl with Brian McNoldy and Phil Klotzbach

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

Forecasting and Communicating Tropical Weather and Meteorologist Alan Sealls

47

Hurricane Videography and Storytelling with Mark Sudduth and HurricaneTrack

48

Top 10 Misunderstandings about Hurricane Impacts

49

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

50

Perspectives from the National Tropical Weather Conference

51

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

52

Resiliency Planning with Melissa Beaudry

53

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

54

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

55

Perspectives from the CNC Connect Conference

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

The Maui (Hawaii) Wildfires with Kainoa Horcajo

60

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

61

Revisiting Hurricane Ian - One Year After Landfall in Southwest Florida

62

Climbing to the Roof of the World with Pete Athans

63

Warren Faidley - America's Premier Storm Photographer

64

Voices from Hurricane Idalia

65

Extreme Weather and Aviation with Jonathan Frank

66

Women In Coastal Science: Engineer Tiffany Staten with PEA Group

67

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

68

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

69

From Flood Victim to Innovator: Rahel Abraham and CLIMAGUARD

70

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

71

Making Communities Stronger with Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

Landscape Architecture and the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake with Benjamin George

76

The U-Surge Project and Flood Information Systems

77

Art, Aerosmith and Atmosphere with Tulsa Meteorologist Michael Seger

78

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

79

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

80

Building Better with Smart Home America and Julie Shiyou-Woodard

81

Insurance Claims Adjusting with Murphy Buggs

82

The Top 10 Memories on the GeoTrek Podcast in 2022

83

The Sinkhole That Gobbled Up Eight Corvettes

84

Sinkholes and Caves in West Virginia

85

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

86

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

87

Interactive Episode: Answering Your Questions about Atlantic Hurricane Season 2022

88

Tips on Disaster Preparedness and Response from Jon Stewart

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

Voices from the Hurricane Ian Disaster Zone

94

Documenting Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida

95

Building Better to Mitigate Disasters with Alex Cary and IBHS

96

Building Better along the Mississippi Hurricane Coast with Scott Sundberg

97

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

98

Answering Career Questions from a High School Student

99

Remembering Hurricane Katrina with Chris Franklin – Part 2

100

Remembering Hurricane Katrina with Chris Franklin- Part 1

101

Sea Level Rise with Renee Collini

102

The Growing Danger of Sargassum Seaweed Inundations

103

The National Tropical Weather Conference with Alex Garcia and Tim Smith

104

Beach Safety in Complex Coastal Environments with Peter Davis

105

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

106

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

107

Local Historian, Dan Flores, in Eastern New Mexico

108

Chasing Severe Storms in the Great Plains

109

Women in Earth and Ocean Science

110

Exploring Five Continents with Oceanographer Ivan Haigh

111

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

112

Remembering Historic Floods at EVAN Conference Part 1

113

Cycling Around Europe with Ola Mae (Part 2)

114

Cycling Around Europe with Ola Mae (Part 1)

115

Lessons Learned from the 1998 Ice Storm of Upstate New York

116

How One Texas City Produced Drinking Water During Unprecedented Drought

117

The Relationship Between Wildfires and Ecology

118

The 2022 Hurricane Season and A Look at Emerging Hurricane Trends

119

Voices from the Texas Wildfires of March 2022

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

The Unusual Nature of Ice Jam Floods

124

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

125

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

126

Steffen Krei: A Perspective On Flood Protection In Germany

127

Mark Rayome: Building Properly in the Snow Belt

128

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

129

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

130

Bonus Interview: Poor People's Campaign of Sacramento

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

Hurricane Ida Special Episode from Houma, LA

136

Jennifer Tisthammer: Trekking Through the South Florida Landscape

137

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

138

Melissa Moon: Insights from a Tornado-chasing Mom

139

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

140

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

141

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