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High intensity often associated with large hail or extreme rainfall. Types of Weather Radar Technology

Weather Radar: The Invisible Eye Tracking the Skies Weather radar—short for —is the cornerstone of modern meteorology. It provides the high-resolution, real-time data needed to monitor everything from gentle spring showers to life-threatening tornadoes. How Weather Radar Works weather radar

A transmitter (using a klystron or magnetron tube) generates a pulse, which an antenna sends into the sky. High intensity often associated with large hail or

Radar intensity is measured in (decibels of reflectivity). 20 dBZ: Generally marks the beginning of light rain. weather radar

High intensity often associated with large hail or extreme rainfall. Types of Weather Radar Technology

Weather Radar: The Invisible Eye Tracking the Skies Weather radar—short for —is the cornerstone of modern meteorology. It provides the high-resolution, real-time data needed to monitor everything from gentle spring showers to life-threatening tornadoes. How Weather Radar Works

A transmitter (using a klystron or magnetron tube) generates a pulse, which an antenna sends into the sky.

Radar intensity is measured in (decibels of reflectivity). 20 dBZ: Generally marks the beginning of light rain.

Episode 280: Odetta

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Circa 1961 via Jack de Nijs wikcommon

Odetta was one of the defining voices of American folk music. Though she had been trained in classical music, she was drawn to spirituals, work songs, traditional ballads, and blues. These songs told the stories of true life – of struggle and of those who overcame oppression. Odetta used her theater training and deep resonant voice to bring these messages to life. Her work inspired later artists like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, served as a soundtrack for the social reforms of the 1960s, and led to her honorary title as “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement” and “The Queen of Folk Music.

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Episode 279: Grandma Moses

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Anna Mary Moses spent the last twenty years of her life as a beloved and celebrated artist after a hobby became an occupation in the most astonishing way.

Anna Mary Moses was born when Abraham Lincoln was president and died when John Kennedy was; she lived through one Civil, and two World wars, and was one of the first women in the US to legally vote. Because her life was so full, she didn’t take up painting as her primary hobby until she was in her 70s, and was on a rocketship of world fame as a celebrated artist until she was in her 80s.

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Anna Mary circa 1864
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