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Dr. "Hurricane Hal" Needham is the lead writer and podcast host for GeoTrek and an extreme weather and data scientist with more than 15 years of experience conducting data-driven risk analysis for disaster-prone communities.

Needham is an award-winning public speaker on the topic of applied science and has been featured on science specials through PBS and the BBC. He has obtained a B.S. from Penn State University and M.S. and doctoral degrees from Louisiana State University.

He is active in communities affected by severe weather and often provides live coverage during and after the affected areas.