Episode #9: All about the Air Quality Index
Sonoma Tech meteorologists help make sense of the Air Quality Index, also known as the AQI. Here's a breakdown of the AQI categories, why AQI for...
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Storm chasing? Not for this group of ridge-chasing meteorologists based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The High Pressure Podcast explores how weather impacts air quality, and how air quality impacts people.
Episode #8: The High Pressure Podcast at AMS 100
In January 2020, Sonoma Technology meteorologists attended the 100th annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Boston. During their vis...
Episode #7: Summer 2021 weather & wildfire outlook
In recognition of EPA's "Air Quality Awareness Week", Sonoma Tech meteorologists have a three-part discussion on smoke forecasting. The final ins...
Episode #6: Why is smoke forecasting difficult?
In recognition of EPA's "Air Quality Awareness Week", Sonoma Tech meteorologists have a three-part discussion on smoke forecasting. The second in...
Episode #5: Stories of Smoke Forecasting
In recognition of EPA's "Air Quality Awareness Week", Sonoma Tech meteorologists have a three-part discussion on smoke forecasting. The first ins...
Episode #4: Volcanoes and Air Quality
On April 9th, 2021, the La Soufrière volcano began to erupt on the island of St. Vincent. Sonoma Tech meteorologists discuss how the volcano is impact...
#SonomaKidsAsk the High Pressure Podcast
Why does smoke turn the sky red? What causes air pollution? These were some of the questions Bay Area students asked the High Pressure Podcast during ...
Episode #3: Burning Man!
It's an end of summer tradition, where Nevada's Black Rock Desert transforms into a thriving art and culture hub. But "Burning Man" is also ...
Episode #2: #OzoneSZN
If it's summer, it's peak time for ground-level ozone. Meteorologists Patrick Zahn, Jeff Beamish, and Marcus Hylton discuss how ozone forms, why it pe...
Episode #1: Dust in the Wind
On May 16, 2019, a severe dust event generated Unhealthy air quality in Imperial Valley, California. In the debut episode of the High Pressure Podcast...