Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist and trader focused on weather risk management, currently with Munich Re Trading LLC. His career includes experience with the National Weather Service, energy trading, and weather derivatives—blending forecasting expertise with financial market knowledge. Welcome, Tom Paylor!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- Correct weather ballon launch procedures (25:00)
- What are weather derivatives? (35:30)
- What is a weather derivative sales group? (40:00)
- Weather/Power price triggers (44:15)
- AI implementation (01:22:15)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:23:55)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
- E-Mail Segment (01:26:30)
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 1033:
Picks of the Week:
Tom Paylor - Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) has reached a new record weekly negative value
James Aydelott - Nick Gilby on X: Large hail photo in Ingleside, Texas
Jen Narramore - Out
Rick Smith - Out
Troy Kimmel - NWS Atlanta weather observation comment controversy
Kim Klockow-McClain - Why Counting Disaster Deaths Is Complicated and How NORC Is Helping Get It Right
John Gordon - Ben Noll on X: Record-setting water vapor pulsing across Earth's skies
Bill Murray - Foghorn
James Spann - iCyclone Facebook page
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.
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