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Podcast: Talkin Winter Ops
Episode: Episode 42: Whats up with the weather?
Description: What is El Nino and how do the trade winds influence the weather on the east coast? We’ve all heard the terms atmospheric rivers, the polar vortex, Siberian Express and others, but what are they really. SICOP Talks Winter Ops sits down with Mike Alger, Chief Meteorologist at KTVN, 2 News in Reno, Nevada to talk about what these weather phenomena really are, what sets them in motion, and what do they mean for the maintenance crews.Mike is no stranger to winter highway maintenance. Many years ago when the Nevada DOT began creating their Road Weather Inf...