{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#78 - Brian McNoldy - Hurricanes and Climate Change, What's the Connection?","description":"Rate the show 5 stars wherever you listen or corona season will never end... your choice.&amp;nbsp; Episode 78 features hurricane expert Brian McNoldy. We discuss how climate change could impact hurricane development and formation in the future. Also, will a warming climate be a catalyst for stronger hurricanes? Furthermore, can we stop a hurricane? It turns out the last question has been explored a lot and some wacky solutions have been proposed... Brian is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Atmospheric Science - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Brian has also been the tropical weather expert for the&amp;nbsp;Washington Post's&amp;nbsp;Capital Weather Gang blog&amp;nbsp;since 2012. Check out Brian\u2019s blog at http:\/\/bmcnoldy.blogspot.com\/ and follow him on twitter at https:\/\/twitter.com\/BMcNoldy. Support the show by leaving a rating or a review and subscribing to receive future content. Consider becoming a Patron by subscribing at https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/thestateoftheuniverse or supporting the show via a one time donation at https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/drachler. For more episodes or information about The State of The Universe join the mailing list at thestateoftheuniverse.com or follow the show on social media. ","author_name":"The State of The Universe","author_url":"http:\/\/thestateoftheuniverse.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14865332\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/76028642"}