BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #9: Climate Extremes

Did you hear about the possibility of life on newly discovered “Earth 2.0”? Was the 2013 Boulder flood drastically enhanced as the result of climate change? Did Joseph come away unscathed from Typhoon Linfa which struck Hong Kong during his trip? Listen for find out!

Show highlights include:

Intro
- Hosts: Ben, Matt & Joseph
Past week’s weather discussion
- Weak cold front Tuesday
- Monsoon pattern, but drier overall
Weather in the news
- A new perspective on the impacts of climate change on extreme weather events, including the Boulder Flood
  - “Attribution of Climate Change” (Trenberth et al. 2015)

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Ben Castellani

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at L3Harris Technologies in Boulder.