<p>This episode first published on February 28, 2018 and has recently been moved to Anchor.</p> <p>The second episode introduces listeners to &nbsp;the idea of atmospheric rivers, as well as two other important topics: &nbsp;how weather and climate are different from one another, and how water &nbsp;and climate are related. I spoke with Dr. Cory Baggett, a post-doctoral &nbsp;fellow at Colorado State Univerity, and Dr. Dave Dubois, the New Mexico &nbsp;State Climatologist.</p> <p><strong>Details<br> </strong>Running time: 27.32<br> Logo: Timothy Burns, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kuroverse/">Kuroverse</a><br> Licensed Music: “Atmospheria” by Francis Preve<br> “Ether Oar” by <a href="http://nathansland.com/thewholeother/">The Whole Other</a><br> “Three Kinds of Suns” by Norma Rockwell<br> Used through the Youtube “No copyright music” license</p> <p><strong>Resources<br> </strong><a href="http://cw3e.ucsd.edu/">The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes</a><br> <a href="https://sites.google.com/rams.colostate.edu/barnesresearchgroup/home">Barnes Research Group</a><br> <a href="https://research.noaa.gov/News/NewsArchive/LatestNews/TabId/684/ArtMID/1768/ArticleID/13333/New-research-offers-potential-to-predict-atmospheric-river-activity-up-to-5-weeks-ahead.aspx">Press release on atmospheric river research</a><br> <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers">NOAA’s atmospheric river page</a><br> <a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/MJO/mjo.shtml">Real-time monitoring of the Madden-Julian Oscillation at the Climate Prediction Center</a><br> <a href="http://cocorahs.org/">CoCoRahs</a><br> <a href="http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/">The US Drought Monitor</a></p>