What happens after a devastating weather disaster — and who makes sure we actually learn from it?
On this episode of The Alerting Authority, Jeannette Sutton and Eddie Bertola are joined by Jennifer Sprague Hilderbrand and Doug Hilderbrand, co-founders of the American Weather Enterprise Association (AWEA), for a conversation about the future of weather safety, emergency communication, and national policy.
They discuss the idea behind a National Weather Safety Board, the importance of studying major disasters to identify what worked and what failed, the future of America's weather infrastructure, and why sustained advocacy matters for emergency managers, meteorologists, researchers, and communities.
The conversation also explores the Congressional Weather Enterprise Caucus, aging weather radar infrastructure, alerts and warnings, social science, and the challenge of turning lessons learned after disasters into meaningful improvements before the next emergency.
Because when every second counts, learning from the last disaster could help us prepare for the next one.
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