Daniel Swain does more than Predi...

Daniel Swain does more than Predict the Weather

Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast by Blue Frontier
S7 · E166
Jul 27, 2026
28:57

Episode notes

In the latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David and Vicki talk with Boulder- based weather and climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain about the emerging El Nino that’s predicted to become a major, perhaps historic one this fall on top of a new marine heatwave already impacting the Pacific coast. Along with working with the University of California and National Science Foundation’s Center for Atmospheric Research, Daniel also shares his knowledge of weather and climate across our blue world through his popular Weather West blog and Weather West YouTube channel. So, he’s the right informed communicator in this summer of climate disasters to talk about what we can expect and why in the coming months. Let’s find out what might happen along our coasts and rolling onto our shores with the Rising Tide.

Additional Resources

Weather West — Weather West has provided unique perspectives on California weather and climate since 2006.

Blue Frontier / Substack — Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild.

Inland Ocean Coalition — Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection

Fluid Studios — Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

Keywords

climate scientist
El Niño
ocean warming
wind shear
upwelling
ocean heat
coastal flooding
weather
NOAA
weather west