The second half of hurricane season has exploded, making up for its slow start. Purdue University's Jhordanne Jones, a native of Jamaica whose research focuses on seasonal hurricane forecasting, joins us to talk about why the season started slowly, why it's picking up so rapidly now.
About the Across the Sky podcast
The weekly weather podcast is hosted on a rotation by the Lee Weather team:
<a href="https://www.nwitimes.com/users/profile/matt%20holiner/">Matt Holiner</a> of Lee Enterprises' Midwest group in Chicago, <a href="https://tulsaworld.com/users/profile/kirsten%20lang/">Kirsten Lang</a> of the Tulsa World in Oklahoma, <a href="https://pressofatlanticcity.com/users/profile/jmartucci-pressofac/">Joe Martucci</a> of the Press of Atlantic City, N.J., and <a href="https://richmond.com/users/profile/sean%20sublette/?_gl=1*1mf5ps0*_ga*MTc1OTczNTI0NS4xNjQ3OTY3NDM4*_ga_F8FFLLVDEZ*MTY1MDU1MTI0NS4xOS4xLjE2NTA1NTEyNTQuNTE.">Sean Sublette</a> of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

What went right and wrong with Hurricane Ian: forecasts and communication

The Lee Weather Team hosts a fast-paced weekly podcast that tackles hot topics (and cold!) plus what&rsquo;s trending in meteorology, science and climate. The show isn't limited to hard science as our hosts and guests tug at your emotions from stories out in the elements. The Lee Weather team features Matt Holiner of Lee Enterprises' Midwest group in Chicago, Kirsten Lang of the Tulsa World in Oklahoma, Joe Martucci of the Press of Atlantic City, N.J., and Sean Sublette of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia.