Category Archives: Media

Media-related stuff, including my own appearances

Minnesota Skywarn Workshop recap

Posted on 23 April 2013 by tornatrix

It’s been a busy month! Immediately after the VORTEX2 science workshop, I traveled north to deliver a keynote talk at the 7th Annual Minnesota Skywarn Workshop. What a difference 15 degrees of latitude makes! Minnesota greeted me with a refrigerator … Continue reading →

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VORTEX2 science workshop recap

Posted on 21 April 2013 by tornatrix

It’s been nearly three years since the field phase of VORTEX2 ended. Two weeks ago, a group of about 30 PIs and scientists reunited at a retreat near Austin, Texas. I was asked to send a few tweets from the … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Skywarn Workshop

Posted on 25 March 2013 by tornatrix

Just a heads up that I will be giving a keynote talk at the 2013 Minnesota Skywarn Workshop on Saturday, 13 April 2013. As many of you know, I grew up in the Twin Cities, so this venue is a … Continue reading →

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Heads up, Madison!

Posted on 1 October 2012 by tornatrix

I’ll be back in my undergrad stomping grounds to give a talk entitled “Unraveling tornadoes with mobile Doppler radar: Scientific storm chasing on the Great Plains” to the Madison, Wisconsin IEEE section on Friday, 16 November 2012. (The section is … Continue reading →

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Review: And Hell Followed With It by Bonar Menninger

Posted on 21 August 2012 by tornatrix

It should come as no surprise to anyone that books about historic tornadoes often pop up on my Amazon recommendations. I’ve probably read two dozen of them. They’ve ranged from drama-rich to science-poor to saltine-dry, with the occasional pompous self-promotion … Continue reading →

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West coast shout-out

Posted on 24 April 2012 by tornatrix

I was interviewed about my tornado research for Shan Boggs’s blog Interesting People. Mrs. Boggs specializes in science journalism, and she was a pleasure to work with. She previously interviewed my classmate and colleague Dr. Matt Haugland about microclimates. The … Continue reading →

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Inaccurate reporting of SPC products

Posted on 16 April 2012 by tornatrix

I’m still working on my chase logs for the last few days (some video is already up on my YouTube channel), but I wanted to sound off about two inaccurate information nuggets I keep hearing in media reports of this … Continue reading →

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The “no warning” libel

Posted on 24 January 2012 by tornatrix

It happens without fail every year, sometimes several times a year. The world learns that a tornado has ravaged part of America, and it wants to hear more details about what transpired. Reporters swarm in, armed with colorful digit-bearing microphones, … Continue reading →

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Scientists are seldom baffled, actually

Posted on 22 September 2011 by tornatrix

This afternoon, I checked into BBC News, and found an intriguing science headline near the top of the page. The article briefly summarized CERN observations that – if confirmed – would show conclusively, for the first time, that particles can … Continue reading →

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ASCENT to new heights

Posted on 17 July 2011 by tornatrix

This past week, I was privileged to participate in the third annual Atmospheric Science Collaborations and Enriching Networks (ASCENT) workshop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.* This workshop brings together female atmospheric scientists at different stages of their respective academic careers, about … Continue reading →

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