Blue Dot 40: Winter Weather With The National Weather Service

By Dave Schlom

Published January 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM PST

Drought-busting atmospheric rivers? Hard freezes? Snow in them thar hills? It is dark and cold – that time of year – winter in Northern California, and with it some of our most interesting weather. We talk about it with forecasters Michelle Mead and Brooke Bingaman from the National Weather Service.

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Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.

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