Show Notes

Hosts:  Jeff Cunningham and Ryan Harris

Guest: Matt Stratton, Harrison County, MS Director of Emergency Management

Description:  For our first episode we chatted with Matt Stratton from Harrison County, MS Emergency Management.  We had a lively discussion on weather and climate, technology and how that connects with society. We also discussed a 2020 “woods” fire that threatened Harrison county communities.

References:

'Huge firefight' to defend New Mexico villages, city from blaze |

ReutersWildfires across the nation (Reuters)Rough Wildfire Year in Boulder (NPR)

Bronco Ember (NASA-funded cubesat project)

Harrison County Weather

National Wildfire Preparedness Day

National Interagency Fire Center

UN Environment Programme Report: Spreading Like WildfireFire Map - NASA | LANCE | FIRMS

Weather and climate news

(0:00:47)

From Air Force meteorologist to emergency management

(0:05:17)

Harrison County emergency response to 2020 "Woods Fire"

(0:08:35)

Tools, technology, social media, and disaggregated data

(0:10:48)

Overcoming communication barriers to communicate risk to the public

(0:28:53)

Insights

(0:40:06)