This week we talk about the opposite of convection - microbursts! Learn how air accelerates downward to cause tornado like destruction and aircraft accidents on this week's show! <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.weather.gov/bmx/outreach_microbursts">Microburst</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Fujita">Ted Fujita</a></li> </ul> Fun Paper Friday <ul> <li>Think birds are scary? Wait till you see this monster!</li> <li><a href= "https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0467"> Worthy, Trevor H., et al. "Evidence for a giant parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand." Biology letters 15.8 (2019): 20190467.</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/08/07/scientists-just-discovered-prehistoric-parrot-nearly-size-kindergartner/"> Washington Post Article</a></li> </ul> Contact us: Show <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/dontpanicgeo">Support us on Patreon!</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.dontpanicgeocast.com">www.dontpanicgeocast.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://softwareunderground.org">SWUNG Slack</a></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/dontpanicgeo">@dontpanicgeo</a></li> <li>show@dontpanicgeocast.com</li> </ul> John Leeman <ul> <li><a href= "http://www.johnrleeman.com">www.johnrleeman.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/geo_leeman">@geo_leeman</a></li> </ul> Shannon Dulin <ul> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/ShannonDulin">@ShannonDulin</a></li> </ul>

Episode 224 - "Reading the stick to 16 decimal places"

John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.