Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood

暴风雨学(飓风)第一部分,由马特·兰扎与金·伍德博士主讲

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2025-08-07

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Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s Matt Lanza join for a two-guest two-parter to address the “deadlier” female-named hurricanes, why hurricane season happens, the category system, where hurricanes come from, why they have eyes, and how we track cyclones’ paths so we can stay out of them.  Next week we’ll be back with Kim and Matt to chat about climate change, emergency preparation – for any disaster occasion –, the latest on the government funding drama, if you should trust a waffle house more than a weather person, and literally what is on the horizon in the future. Also: cows.  Read Matt Lanza’s tropical weather forecasts at The Eyewall and Houston-based forecasts at Space City Weather Follow Matt Lanza on Instagram and Bluesky Visit Dr. Wood’s website and follow them on Google Scholar and Bluesky Donations went to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country's Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and The Trevor Project More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE), Oceanology (OCEANS), Nephology (CLOUDS), Disasterology (DISASTERS), Fulminology (LIGHTNING) 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram and Bluesky Follow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTok Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn
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  • Oh hey, it's your ex-boyfriend who pretended that he didn't know how to wash the cast iron right,

  • so he just didn't.

  • Allie Ward, this one is a smooth sail through rough weather, friends.

  • We got hurricanes.

  • You've got hurricanes.

  • Maybe you have typhoons or cyclones.

  • Let's hear about the differences.

  • Let's hear how fast they go, how many we might have,

  • and some real historical whoppers and more with not one, but two tempestologists.

  • So tempestology, it's a real word.

  • It describes the study of cyclones and hurricanes and other extreme weather events.

  • And the word tempest, I just found this out, it comes from the Latin root for temporal,

  • meaning time, which morphed into seasons, which morphed into weather.

  • and storms, which is apt because now is definitely the time on Earth to hear about hurricanes.

  • Who Nellie is it?

  • So the first ologist we talked to studied physics and geophysics at Oregon State University and then got a master's and a PhD in atmospheric science at the University of Arizona.

  • They're now an associate professor in the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona.

  • And they teach about tropical meteorology and the research of these giant storm systems.

  • a shoo-in.

  • And because they both came so highly recommended and I couldn't choose,