Referring to the spike in nighttime temperatures, Richard Heim, a research meteorologist at the climate center, said in the article: "This is unbelievable.
In 1955 he became a research meteorologist with the United States Weather Bureau, and in 1960 he earned a doctorate at Pennsylvania State University.
Speaker Biography: Dr. Braun is a research meteorologist who studies hurricanes from the inside out.
Howard B. Bluestein is a research meteorologist known for his mesoscale meteorology, severe weather, and radar research.
He joined the Navy and worked as a research meteorologist, conducting oceanographic surveys of the Java Sea and Indian Ocean.
Thomas Karl, research meteorologist for the center, said that 1986 and 1987 "were both unusually warm" in this country with an average of 54 degrees Fahrenheit for both years.
Paul Robinson is a senior research meteorologist at the Center for Severe Weather Research.
Doug Sisterson is a research meteorologist at Argonne.
Brooks joined the National Severe Storms Laboratory as a research meteorologist in 1991.
Rappaport joined the NHC in 1987, training as a post-doctoral fellow, then worked on an array of assignments as a research meteorologist starting in 1988.