Space Weather

Space Weather

Explore the fascinating world of space weather, its impact on Earth, and the importance of monitoring solar activity to protect our technology and infrastructure. Join us as we discuss with the Space Weather Prediction Center about solar cycles, auroras, and the future of space weather forecasting.

Jay Grymes: Chat with a state Climatologist

In this conversation, Patrick Dennis interviews Jay Grymes, the state climatologist for Louisiana, discussing his role, recent weather events, and the complexities of weather patterns and climate change. They explore the impact of recent winter weather, the importance of reliable weather information, and the differences between weather and climate. Grymes emphasizes the significance of understanding the polar vortex and the need for the public to rely on professional meteorologists for accurate forecasts.

Shreveport Waterways of the Past

KTBS 3's Brian Fowler chats with Dr. Gary Joiner, PhD - Chair & Professor of History at the LSUS Department of History & Social Sciences - to look back on Shreveport's waterways. We see their names on road signs & buildings downtown, but are some of Shreveport's historic waterways really a thing of the past, or are they just hidden in plain sight?

Marty Loschen

KTBS 3's Brian Fowler talks to Museum Curator Marty Loschen about how the first surveyors of Shongaloo found evidence of a hurricane wiping out part of the town. How could a hurricane do that this far north?

The weather experience of a mile-high freefall

Bill Gisling & Brian Fowler talk about skydiving & what the weather is like a mile up in the sky, and in freefall, how it changes as you get closer to the ground.