GeoTrek
GeoTrek investigates the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters on individuals and communities. Our goal is to help your decision making, risk assessment and communication related to extreme events, so you can take action to make yourself, your family and your community more resilient. Our guests include scientists, storm chasers, farmers, urban planners, disaster response professionals, and travelers/ explorers.
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 119
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Sinkhole That Gobbled Up Eight Corvettes
On February 12, 2014, a sinkhole suddenly opened up under the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, gobbling up eight vintage sports cars. This podcast explores the story behind the si…
Sinkholes and Caves in West Virginia
Sinkholes and caves commonly form in the limestone-rich, karst landscape of Eastern West Virginia. This episode explores the causes of this phenomenon, impacts on buildings and roads, and some surpri…
Forecasting and Preparing for Extreme Weather with Rob Perillo – Part 2 of 2
Award-winning meteorologist Rob Perillo shares insights about navigating social media, humanizing weather forecasts and reminding listeners to stay tuned for changes.
Forecasting and Preparing for Extreme Weather with Rob Perillo – Part 1 of 2
Award-winning meteorologist Rob Perillo draws from his 33 years of experience forecasting weather to share how meteorologists can better communicate extreme weather risks and how people can better pr…
Interactive Episode: Answering Your Questions about Atlantic Hurricane Season 2022
This interactive episode answers listeners questions about Hurricane Season 2022. This content provides insights on risk assessment and communication, which relates to other hazards as well.
Tips on Disaster Preparedness and Response from Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart shares insights from more than 24 years of working in emergency management and homeland security. His perspectives will help people prepare for and respond to a wide range of disasters, i…
Assessing Risk at the Interface of Insurance and Real Estate with Andrea Pelletier
This podcast assesses risk at the interface of insurance and real estate with Andrea Pelletier, Client Advisor and Agency Partner at Gulfshore Insurance. While much of the content relates to the indu…
Superstorm Sandy’s 10-year Anniversary: Insights from Long Island, New York
Superstorm Sandy devastated the mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S. states with 72 direct deaths in the region and over $50 billion in damage. This podcast looks back at the storm with interviews from…
Hurricane Risk Communication with Bill Read, Jonathan Brazzell and Brian and Lisa Flanakin
This episode shares insights on how to better communicate complex wind and flood hazards related to landfalling hurricanes, with guests Bill Read, Jonathan Brazzell and Brian and Lisa Flanakin.
An In-Depth Look at Emergency Management with Perspective on Hurricane Ian from Brandy Mai
Brandy Mai, emergency management consultant and disaster communications specialist, provides insights on how to best communicate risk, with a look back at Hurricane Ian.
Voices from the Hurricane Ian Disaster Zone
This podcast features interviews with storm survivors in southwest Florida in the week after Hurricane Ian’s landfall, where catastrophic flood and wind impacts were observed.
Documenting Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida
Hurricane Ian struck southwest Florida as a cat-4 hurricane on Sep 28, 2022. This podcast provides field work insights from before, during and after landfall.
Building Better to Mitigate Disasters with Alex Cary and IBHS
Alex Cary, FORTIFIED Market Development Manager at The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), shares insights about how to build better to minimize storm damage.
Building Better along the Mississippi Hurricane Coast with Scott Sundberg
Mississippi observes the highest storm surges in the Western Hemisphere. Scott Sundberg, a structural engineer who lives in this hurricane-prone area, educates us about how to build better in this re…
Sustainability and Resiliency for Disaster-Prone Communities, with Hank Hodde
Hank Hodde, Sustainability and Resiliency Coordinator for Pinellas County, Florida, shares insights about how to make disaster-prone communities more resilient.
Answering Career Questions from a High School Student
Episode #44 is interactive, as Dr. Hal answers career questions from a high school student interested to one day work in meteorology, climatology or disaster science.
Remembering Hurricane Katrina with Chris Franklin – Part 2
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast 17 years ago today. We reflect on the upheaval this disaster caused in the region, and get hurricane forecast/ communication tips from Chris Franklin, Chief Me…
Remembering Hurricane Katrina with Chris Franklin- Part 1
Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast 17 years ago this month. This podcast remembers Katrina in an interview with Chris Franklin, New Orleans native and Chief Meteorologist with WWL-…
Sea Level Rise with Renee Collini
Sea-level rise is emerging as a high-profile topic related to climate change. Renee Collini shares the science behind rising seas, some surprising impacts right at the coast and inland, as well as so…
The Growing Danger of Sargassum Seaweed Inundations
Franziska Elmer and Paola Diaz share insights about sargassum seaweed inundations, which have a growing impact in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean. Sargassum can inflict a coasta…