Meteorologist Breaks Down Natural Disasters in Movies & TV | GQ

Meteorologist David Yeomans breaks down natural disaster scenes from movies and television, including 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'The Day After Tomorrow,' 'The Crown,' 'Only the Brave,' 'Twister,' 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' 'War of the Worlds,' 'The Impossible,' 'Dante's Peak' and 'Everest.'
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[@shadylane8672]

Volcanoes: *goes off* 5,000 years later Volcanoes: AND ANOTHER THING!

[@haremking7256]

😂😂😂

[@CartoonyPirate]

Volcanoes: _goes off_ *Thinks of a better argument* Volcanoes: Oh I'm not done with you yet!

[@2hot4u68]

Kinda like my wife.

[@seaborgium919]

@Drew Harris I don't get it. Can you explain this joke to me?

[@shei4654]

😂😂😂😂 damm

[@nii0325]

This guy managed to talk about weather for 46 minutes and it wasn't even boring

[@anagulgul6361]

He litterrally explained better in 46 minutes then my teacher

[@LucidHydra.R6]

@@anagulgul6361 honestly tho

[@luciano53688]

thats because he is handsome

[@kushalrai2732]

@@luciano53688 she/he is out of line, but she's right.

[@kaila_girl3077]

Right

[@navtektv]

If I was a kid watching this dude explaining this stuff I might have been inspired to find out become a meteorologist. He's well spoken, explains things well and makes weather sound more interesting to me than it ever has been. Wish most educators were this knowledgeable and adept at teaching their subjects.

[@drdre4397]

To be fair educators tend to teach far broader subjects...

[@vm6824]

@@drdre4397 and they tend to only stay one page ahead of their students...

[@longbow857]

@@vm6824 Generalizing a whole workforce with some grudge you hold. How sad. But even if it was true then as long as they can convey that knowledge in a good manner they are still better teachers then the wisest man who doesn't have this ability. So it seems like you don't even understand what qualities are sought after concerning teachers.

[@justthisweeb]

@@longbow857 most teachers don't have that ability. Especially in universities and public schools. The ones I've had that can actually be called that can be counted on one hand. There are also less and less teachers out there.

[@Moose92411]

No one should be allowed to be this informative and this handsome at the same time 😅

[@jeruru]

My family survived the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and they witnessed the eye of the hurricane and everything you described was how they experienced it. In fact it was so calm they thought the storm was over and then they could hear the wind rushing like a train and people scrambled back inside after they tried to investigate the damage.

[@thaloblue]

Poor PR. They were all done so dirty by multiple govt officials.

[@jeanninelockridge5235]

The same thing happened when I was a kid. When everything went quite, it scared me the most.

[@jen-a-purr]

That’s exactly what they sound like. A big azz freight train. Happened here during Hurricane Irma right before Maria I believe. I’m in Florida & I’ve never heard such a loud noise with a storm coming through

[@devleenachakraborty6829]

Same. Bay of Bengal region is prime cyclone area, but the city of Kolkata, which is slightly inland, along the river, is usually not in the direct path of the eye. We're no stranger to it, but when super cyclone amphan ran over the city, we witnessed the eye in the middle of the night; the wind around it reached 290kmph at one time. it was unbelievable

[@FoodNerds]

I hope that you all are ok.

[@diekje8728]

Volcanos are so epic to me because they can literally be “silent” for 500 years and all of sudden they go “Nah”

[@goblinwisdom]

Live volcanos streaming on yt also get earthquake updates too.

[@cleverusername9369]

nobody: Volcano: YEET

[@nicklaskowalski]

Meteorologist on volcanoes & earthquakes?? I guess volcanoes can affect the weather due to airborne debris and fumes? Earthquakes??

[@tbeller80]

@@nicklaskowalski he completely skipped over the part of the movie where the lake turns into acid.

[@notacat7127]

On god

[@FerventLotus]

"Tornadoes are very sensitive to their environment." Never thought I'd have so much in common with a tornado.

[@RandomBadAnimations]

Tornado:*sob sob * why did you hit me Hill: what I barley touched you

[@Nugcon]

Mood

[@Blernster]

I wonder if tornadoes also want to die

[@brucewayne4036]

Pathetic

[@grindupBaker]

Tornadoes aren't artistic.

[@SaraSaniA]

Please invite him again to talk about anything he wants. Really like his whole interview

[@travay6328]

Me too I keep replaying. I want to learn about weather now. maybe become a meteorologist 😅

[@sirius4k]

This is not an interview.

[@yanniesays]

The Day After Tomorrow has been imprinted in my mind ever since I first saw it as an "educational film viewing" in 6th grade. I remember all of us leaving the room after the movie was finished, all feeling exhausted and shocked, as if we personally experienced those events 😂

[@erikawilliams9558]

Educational? What class was it... how to make movies?

[@octaviochavez8720]

​@@erikawilliams9558 the US educational system is not great 😂

[@BS-vx8dg]

"The Day After Tomorrow has been imprinted in my mind ever since I first saw it as an "educational film viewing" in 6th grade. " Whatever teacher chose to show that to 6th graders should be fired. It's doubly bad that it was ostensibly "educational".

[@ogcatboner7949]

Same, I remember watching this in 7th grade geography and history, a teacher showed us this on movie day, everyone else was probably a little shaken up but I was truly fascinated at the force of nature. Truly remarkable

[@musenightingale]

I swear I watched that movie at school no less than four times. 😂

[@omarmier6188]

Bruh, imagine this guy breaking down "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs"

[@Feimicha]

I’d imagine absolute chaos, and maybe another expert in a different field helping out with the conversion of water vapor to food.

[@dinamosflams]

You would need several experts Just to discuss How absurd that film is Great movie nonetheless

[@rainbowslinkies]

Or Sharknado lol

[@PESSI16]

Yes now I want it

[@temperyt3394]

@@Feimicha has always happened

[@Purrfect_Werecat]

Today I Learned: dry storms aren't actually rainless, the water just evaporates before it hits the ground.

[@speechy_keen4878]

Today I learned there are dry storms.

[@omarbarrios3420]

Today I learned how to write ✍

[@urfriendhannah]

Today

[@helenebean6746]

@@urfriendhannah T

[@urfriendhannah]

.

[@alluraambrose2978]

Learned more about weather in 40 minutes than I've ever in my entire life, what a guy, could become one of the best teachers ever.

[@ngaireoleary7486]

I need to add that Jake Gyllenhaal was playing Scott Fisher in the Everest movie and it is actually correct that his face wasn't covered, even though that was not something you would normally do. Fisher knew he was dying and took his oxygen mask off and sat down on the side of the mountain. His body remained there for a few years, but his face was completely blasted away by the ice and wind.

[@nobodyexceptme7794]

This is somehow exactly what i would expect a GQ meteorologist to look like.

[@BallardMerRoss387]

Now imagine watching everyday on your local news like we do in Austin. Husband has a huge crush on him. Lol.

[@toddgreer6314]

And he's got a masters in meteorology too so he ain't all just looks.....for those of you interested in that kinda stuff

[@indiamoye2204]

@@toddgreer6314 You can get a master's degree in meteorology? 😳

[@toddgreer6314]

@@indiamoye2204 Sure....Reed Timmer, a storm chaser, has a PhD

[@rainesbobo]

@@indiamoye2204 Yes.......you can SMH

[@chelseascardino3771]

this guy is my local meteorologist, I remember him coming to my school a few years ago and all the girls thought he was the hottest man alive

[@amycompton9336]

Lol I would stand by that. He's incredibly smart and very attractive. That's all I need 😂

[@twstdreality]

Don’t tell Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC. He might make him take a seat right over there

[@revipetersen7853]

They were right 😆

[@iveecrews4735]

All he needs is some glasses and he be my pick for 2021 hottest guy of the year

[@allmonstatements5032]

They not wrong

[@heathermcfarland6317]

I wish he would’ve talked about at the end of “Twister” 🌪 when they are floating in the middle of a tornado. I’ve heard people say that could never happen because of all the debris in a tornado. It would’ve killed them. So it would’ve been nice to hear his opinion

[@cheddar2648]

You could probably survive inside like they did, but you could probably not survive the _getting inside_ with all the debris.

[@williamenright1129]

You would be absolutely shredded by debris swirling inside and maybe even skinned alive like some corpses in the jarrel Texas tornado in 1997

[@jessicarust5385]

I would think it'd be hard to breath wouldn't it?

[@ripnob]

@@jessicarust5385 yep lmao

[@Guitarisforgrins]

Same

[@dg4023]

Hey. I know this guy. He is our news station’s meteorologist

[@shinlee3045]

He talks about tornadoes like they're animals and now I think they're adorable.

[@adamshearer4576]

to be fair, they are probably the most beautiful thing to watch on this planet when its in the middle of a field or something

[@LoveAndSnapple]

Especially when he said that they don’t like to touch, like they’re shy or something. ☺️

[@AgentKryos]

I agree Until one swallows u up.

[@pokaay3163]

xX CAUTION: DONT PET THE TORNADOES Xx

[@miledytrujillo2298]

I’ve always thought they were adorable

[@Krystal109]

I could listen to this guy talk about the weather all day long. He's so knowledgeable and he makes it sound really exciting despite most people thinking the weather is boring.

[@matthewmoss4880]

Preview - 0:00 Intro - 0:23 The Day After Tomorrow - 0:33 The Crown - 9:35 Only The Brave - 12:23 Twister - 15:00 The Wolf of Wall Street - 21:13 War of the Worlds - 24:18 Mad Max: Fury Road - 27:30 The Impossible - 30:59 Dante's Peak - 35:45 Crawl - 38:29 Everest - 42:19 Outro - 45:57

[@saltymeatballs4351]

I'm waiting for the "Crackhead breaks down drug addicts in movies"

[@masterofpuppets5072]

You should make a video that

[@sa.w.s.3070]

Lol 😂

[@ColtMANATOmmgaschambered]

Yes!!

[@vanessawaller5492]

Cue Chappelle's Tyrone Biggums.

[@mariadolorescervantes3860]

Demi Lovato got next

[@Emm_er]

Everything this man says about The Day After Tomorrow is curing my childhood nightmares. Cold-cored hurricanes aren't real, Little Me, they can't hurt you.

[@Gabriel87100]

Those aren't, but the ice cap melting-induced ice age is, it just takes a few thousand years. :P

[@Emm_er]

@@Gabriel87100 *insert meme: An avocado! thaaanks...*

[@KeepCoolguy]

Emm_er 😐

[@dynasty0019]

Nor'easter's and Polar Lows say hi.

[@settratheimperishable4093]

@@Gabriel87100 except right now we're kinda super speeding that process right now, we can even see those currents slowly starting to fail right now, due to global warming. Europe will be a cold place in 100 years (ironic, considering a lot of yje globe will become a whole lot warmer

[@Redman147]

For anyone who wants to see two tornados simultaneously just look up the Pilger Twins. That's a well documented double EF4 event where a single supercell developed into 2 mesocyclones which dropped two tornadoes at the same time that leveled Pilger. Also another way to see two tornadoes at the same time would be a rare event called an Anti Cyclonic tornado which would mirror the main cyclonic tornado, but spins in the opposite direction. The reason tornados are called cyclones are because they spin in the same motion as the earth spins. So anti cyclonic tornado spins opposite the direction the earth spins. A large tornado, if you want to see just how big one can get. Look up the El Reno tornado. It wasn't the most powerful, but it was absolutely massive in size. The largest and one of the fastest moving tornadoes in history.

[@gtagamer3446]

I think the El Reno tornado's the widest tornado ever recorded. Having experienced that, it was terrifying. Especially knowing after the fact that it was over 1 mile wide (Edit: turns out it was 2.6 miles wide)

[@sara-lorrainegannon8320]

Extremely informative,instructional and well explained;Thank you for the education!!

[@Thornbloom]

There's also the fact that you can have multicyclonic storms. Smaller funnels orbiting the main tornado. Rare but not unheard of.

[@Prettykittychimi]

One of the Pilger tornados was the fastest moving as it got sucked up into the other tornado, so to speak. It’s weird a meteorologist hasn’t heard about the Pilger tornadoes which is well documented.

[@chellesama8256]

You definitely want to see Pecos Hank's video on it! Gorgeously shot, excellent music composed by Hank, and very informative while staying interesting.

[@Deus69xxx1]

As someone that likes Day after Tomorrow, it's not about 'normal' weather, it's specifically about the weather getting severely abnormal.

[@sarelloo]

Yeah but the way it's depicted is literally against the laws of physics.

[@vergilsmotivation5126]

Yeah, but even at this level it’d be completely unrealistic. It is basically impossible for any of the weather to happen in this movie to happen in real life

[@danielmalmros8532]

He is just talking about how realistic it is and explaining why it wouldnt happen, so he isnt hired to take consideration that its a movie..just to explain how realistic it is.

[@pineforest1442]

I think technically speaking, climate change actually makes hurricanes and tornadoes less likely to occur... But yes, it’s Hollywood’s overdramatized way of warning of climate change.

[@dimitrigegas4212]

Meteorologist here… Yeah of course we can all suspend belief for a good disaster movie. He was just explaining the impossibility of it :)…. But I’m sure he too gets a kick out of films like this I know I did.

[@brandocommando7079]

The best survival tactic to survive climbing Everest is to not climb Everest.

[@woerty159]

Big brain time

[@Koose104]

I liked but saw that the number was 123.

[@elivandrisse]

@@Koose104 I'm replying so u can come back and like it because it's now at 126

[@cydneylucy2139]

@@elivandrisse it went to 361 in 6 days

[@Gamerboy-ml3xp]

This has happened to me and I used this tactic and it worked!

[@ExoHazzy]

There's something so cool about seeing an expert explain stuff and know what they're talking about

[@asyd9477]

i agree

[@asyd9477]

i love how passionate they r when they explain stuff that they love to study

[@ironicanimations]

I love hearing about it and knowing that I can learn so many things in one video :0

[@skoll_5682]

“If you can’t explain something easily, you don’t understand it enough”. After being a trainer....I can agree.

[@Bllue]

My favorite video is one where 3 scientists talk about movies together.

[@electrontube]

easily my most favorite breakdown. this guy is simply so knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. also, he does a tremendous job of explaining technical aspects in a way that I could easily understand.

[@Truffle_Pup]

Regarding "The Impossible", there was a kid at my school, about 2 years below me, who lost both his parents and brother in that disaster, I think they were in Sri Lanka. I have never seen the film, and I'm still not certain if that's out of respect or horror for what happened. I don't think I ever will watch the film though tbh, it really shook the whole school. I hope you're ok buddy.

[@clineswxfe7181]

he taught me more in 40 minutes than my science teacher taught me this whole year

[@random_fall]

Lol same that’s why I watch the news because he is the weather man in my city lol

[@nekrugderzweite8298]

@@random_fall nice

[@tracysouth3635]

And best of all is I wasn't forced to learn this I chose to which lead to way more interest, fun, excitement, and fun.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

*I listened better to this video than to my science teacher

[@sergiocaro8238]

That happens every time I watch KZbin

[@bastianhauler5071]

Please bring this guy back and let him Break Down "Sharknado"

[@zebootytickler15]

Wtf 🤣🤣🤣

[@zebootytickler15]

But that's not a bad idea tho

[@gloriachelele7774]

Most unrealistic movie I ever watched 😂

[@Groovyredhead]

His first sentence for Sharknado would be “this is all bulls*t!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@trossk]

Sharknado is a real thing.

[@amaria1731]

I cannot believe I just watched a video about weather for almost an hour and I was thoroughly entertained during every second. Love this guy, this was fascinating

[@JBMystwind]

That's true about hills and mountains not being immune to tornados. I lived in the bluffs of Wisconsin, and everyone always talked about how southern Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa were prone to the twisters because they were flat. Until we had a tornado tear through our hills. Interesting enough, it seemed like it followed the valley in the bluffs like a spinner that got stuck in a groove. Don't know if that was just a coincidence or if there was something to that, ie. maybe the air rising off the sides of the hills kept the tornado focused in the center of the valley? Tell you what though, it's unnerving moving to the west coast where there are no basements, even if there are slim to no tornados out here.

[@a7xogg]

Mountains affect storms in different ways and since tornadoes need just the right conditions to forum and mountains affect that.

[@madisonsykes4896]

Only thing we worry about are the eathquakes out here lol

[@missladybug6556]

I live In the gulf coast and the reason we don’t have basements is because how close we are to sea level and because of floods

[@marielleallen4039]

This is one of those rare 45 minute videos that is genuinely interesting for 45 minutes, he did a great job explaining

[@jumpmanzach9208]

Not only is this true but I got busy halfway through and had to save the video for later so I added it to my watch later & I actually watched it later

[@PumpkinPieandSunshine]

I didn’t even notice how long the video was! So interesting you don’t even notice time flying by

[@b_f_d_d]

Right found it very interesting

[@Imhim0311]

I just wanted to see the movie clips lmao

[@andrewareynoso9235]

Oh god i spent 45 minutes watching this 😳

[@k.ottophillips4303]

I like this guy, he's extremely knowledgeable in everything he spoke about, and he explained it in such a way that it wasn't over the viewers head, nor wasn't talking down to them.

[@josephcoviello5721]

He wasnt tho Dust storms and sand storms almost always create lightning or electrical discharges and tsunamis are not under water earthquakes that's just one of the causes that can make a tsunami Those are to blatantly false statements and it kind of makes me wonder if he knows what he's talking about

[@drkfyres3745]

@@josephcoviello5721 see YOU’RE wrong. A tsunami is caused by the shifting of tectonic plates along fault lines which can lead to larger than usual waves. As for the sand storms I cannot argue upon but I can assure you, this guy is a meteorologist, you’re some lowlife making fun of him on the internet. I’m sure he knows better than you 😂

[@thiccboi156]

@@drkfyres3745 excuse me good sir not to argue here. Isn't movement of plates causes earthquakes therefore tsunamis. Just wondering. Sometimes experts can get wrong in some occasion. We're just human after all.

[@1TrueGem]

@@josephcoviello5721 you're right. The guy got several other details wrong & he often didn't seem to understand the exercise of escalation to the point of the movie's scenario.

[@josephcoviello5721]

@@drkfyres3745 tsunami's a unusually large wave not caused by normal tides They can be caused but meteors landslides and yes earthquakes Tsunami's the wave itself

[@isaacmccarty1564]

Being in the eye of a hurricane in so surreal feeling. Just looking up and seeing everything around you is insane. And it was crazy hearing him talk about it that way. When hurricane Laura hit, and the eye opened up, you could see people lined up looking at it

[@StealsAndEatsYourSandwich]

My mom was in the eye of a hurricane once! She said it was so surreal but my papa(grandpa) told her to get back inside because it was dangerous, and he was correct, cause according to my mum “ almost 2 minutes later the weather went insane “ makes me glad my papa knew what he was doing in that situation.

[@autumnrain8479]

and in Florida, we go out and swim in our pools during the eye of the hurricane lol

[@Lady-Shun94]

I've been in the eye of 2 hurricanes and it is both beautiful and terrifying.

[@lordofkebs5463]

The thing I still have trouble getting my head around is that tornadoes aren’t scaled based off their speed, size, or shape. It’s all based off the amount of damage they cause. Like you could have a wedge touch down in the middle of nowhere and do nothing. So it’s classified as EF1. But you get a rope to cause havoc in a town, and it goes up to EF3, 4, or 5. It just throws me off

[@JaredSVX]

This guy definitely needs to do another episode

[@JGunit]

Yeah they should have broke this up into 2 at least.

[@user-zk1tj8bf1b]

@@JGunit srt8 fax

[@yung_bandz4x1]

This like 3 in 1 💀

[@MarianaAnaya-rd1ro]

Definitely. They didn't even mention earthquakes :/

[@AliciaBankhoferEdu]

Yes! We need more!!

[@cl0wny_y]

This video made me both less scared of natural disasters and very scared of natural disasters at the same time

[@JayJayvanriel]

When he said in a tsunami, you'll probably die and there isn't much to do. I felt that.

[@syene5739]

@@JayJayvanriel tsunamis low key terrify me 😂😂😂

[@Raatma918]

I live in Oklahoma and while I'm still scared of big storms at the end of the day its out of my control but when the time comes ill do what I have too no doubt!!!

[@syene5739]

@Weyland Punani good point

[@sa.w.s.3070]

Right? I am so confused..

[@pinkyoilers]

MAN i love hearing experts talk about why they love their field of interest their passion always manages to make it extremely fascinating even if its not a topic im personally super into Like the part where he said "the weather is something that can get a lot of people to actually look up" I'm like huh! Wow! I guess you're right i never thought about it like that!

[@bringonthevelocirapture]

I don't know why I've always just thought of Tornadoes as zones of extremely low pressure inside circulating columns of air, but I never considered "extremely low pressure" just means the air is going up. Literal years of that, and this video is the first time I've ever made that connection. I think I might be an idiot.

[@eliasbischoff176]

Well, we usually don't question our assumptions without some outside influence. We have to consciously think about something to even consider that we might have been wrong. Sort of like how a Wikipedia article cannot change itself, but has to be changed intentionally. If that makes you an idiot then most humans are.

[@TheAzn2go]

Woooo that’s my local Austin weatherman! Awesome job David! He has always been great at explaining weather events and breaking it down for us on local tv, so it’s unsurprising how well he did this for GQ.

[@jaxontheboss2319]

It's actually really cool to be honest

[@electric7man]

I just wish Jim Spencer was hanging with him in this video!

[@grayonthewater]

Bahahaha I’ve lived here in Austin for 8 years and I’ve never watched the local news I had no idea he is our weather guy 😂 in my defense I haven’t had cable in 15 years and I look at my phone weather app

[@doombottv6524]

Why tf is your weatherman so hot ?

[@queenf8639]

is he single

[@143yaknow]

In my university, there's a class called Natural Disasters, I can't imagine how full that class would've been if this was the guy who taught it!

[@rebeccadykshorn9700]

I’d totally take that class, I love meteorology so much

[@JustCallM3Karma]

I wish my university offered this class. I’d sign up in a heartbeat.

[@Rissaya111]

I just finished Natural Disasters class at my college and it made this video so much more interesting knowing what I’ve learned about actually makes sense

[@OneBrokenEgg]

Alright, sign me up for that class

[@nickllama5296]

Very likely a lot of female sign-ups, that's for sure.

[@ben_car_8115]

31:40 My dad was on the beach in Thailand when this tsunami occurred. At one point we snuck into a movie which ended up being this one, it was major PTSD. Literally this specific scene I remember so clearly.

[@krio1267]

man be proud of urself for being in a movie

[@jeanninelockridge5235]

So glad you made it.

[@tfgrrl2042]

Did your dad survive? It happened a month after I left. The scenes of the destruction in Phuket and other beach areas where awful

[@footloosegenius2242]

​@@tfgrrl2042I assume the dad went to the movie as well

[@annika5893]

Twister came out when I was 16, instant love and it's still one of my favorite movies. Also, the current president of Finland survived the 2004 tsunami, he was on a vacation in Thailand, at a beach location. He survived hanging on to an electric pole with his son. His other son was also there with his girlfriend, they survived too by floating upwards in the rising water at a very narrow alleyway until they managed to climb onto the roof of the other building they were in between.

[@Milfuelle100]

My dad is a soil scientist and meteorologist. Now I'm gonna force him to watch natural disaster movies with me and correct all the errors.

[@bonecag3]

My dad’s an ex-cop and whenever there’s a police scene in a movie, I ask him if anything’s inaccurate lol

[@thegreenman8216]

My dads an accountant so whenever there's an assassin scene i ask him if its accurate

[@ninibah_]

Oh 👁👄👁

[@lybiwinzenz2880]

It's not as fun as you think. I grew up with my scientist dad constantly correcting movie inaccuracies. It gets old. 😆

[@connor-craigsellars4777]

My dad's a movie director so whenever I watch a movie.....

[@TheLooterArmy]

When you're so smart that you ruin all the fun disaster movies and everyone loves you for it.

[@lolabunny1379]

! 😭

[@blazedgamingkr1438]

Being a Meteorologist, or in my case, a Navy Aerographers Mate kinda ruins most weather related movies. Sometimes I really wish I didn't know what I know just so I could actually sit and enjoy these kind of movies.

[@TheLooterArmy]

@@blazedgamingkr1438 Hooyah, Shipmate. Former EN3 myself. Thank you for your service!

[@blazedgamingkr1438]

@@TheLooterArmy thank you for yours as well.

[@sparkyboomboomboi7051]

@@blazedgamingkr1438 I can imagine. I studied AP biology this year(for a highschool AP exam) and watching any virus movies or even walking on grass irl I start spewing biology facts unconsciously and how it works (or for movie sake if the information is correct) lol

[@SamanthaSteMarie]

I would watch a lecture form this guy any day. He explains things so well

[@ObscuriaDragunAed]

I recall a "fog" of smoke in New Mexico when I stepped outside during that Arizona wild fire. It was... Neither me nor my co-workers carried any illusion that death wasn't in that smoke... A sobering experience of many I've encountered throughout my life.

[@anisezettecarey2448]

I Just Said The Other Day I MISS FOG

[@luxurypetscz]

This guy took "just talk about the weather" to a new level.

[@TheWormzerjr]

In the age of information, ignorance is a choice. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4i7nI2datGId7c

[@chanellejade6206]

😂😂😂👌👌

[@Banidil]

He is a scientists that likely speaks on weather to people who rely upon his accuracy and knowledge. Its A LOT more than "talk about weather" lol.

[@FrozenGamerMan]

Plus he said tornados generally don't last that long, now there was a potentially record breaking one last month lol.

[@rendrarifaldi3469]

He’s also very based on his explanation regarding geological events. I’m impressed…

[@mikepirtle6155]

David is the chief meteorologist at KXAN TV in Austin, TX. He replaced a guy, Jim Spencer, who recently retired after a long and very distinguished career. David is absolutely the right man for that job. Very smart and a very good communicator.

[@j.a.r.family2576]

He's fantastic.

[@hongkongfueynz3071]

And he’s hot!

[@zaneadra1877]

I don’t know Jim Spencer retired I thought he just goes on after major weather wow.

[@lucydotg]

as an austinite, i was like: "is that David?!?" agree; he is filling Jim's shoes well.

[@TheWormzerjr]

I have a geology degree and was taught that it is impossible to predict earthquakes, yet there is a guy on youtube called Dutchsinse who has been accurately predicting earthquakes for years. Also he discovered how storms are created. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4i7nI2datGId7c

[@PinkyFingerNail]

In 2020 I was in SF during the California fires... The whole coast was lit up by one night of dry lightning. The smoke was so thick it blocked out the sun, turning the next "day" into 24 hours of dusk

[@chrissybunnyify]

I can see how passionate he really is not only to his field but on explaining things in a simple way to us.

[@pryeller5804]

Anyone else’s disappointed that they didn’t edit in the picture of the straw in a tree

[@IB-ow3gt]

YES

[@gaylewilson1734]

Photos like that are pretty easy to find.

[@charleymarie]

Yesss

[@jesserutherfordsfav9924]

YEAHHH LMAO

[@borderline_sunshine]

I THOUGHT HE WOULD ACTUALLY-

[@kamozu9539]

He kinda looks like he would play the the plottwist Villain in a movie

[@whereami2477]

Lmao

[@diana6echo]

nah more like David Bowie

[@dominic4072]

@@diana6echo like a young Robert Patrick too

[@urfriendhannah]

Dude ur so right I thought he looked kinda friendly but just a lil sus

[@urfriendhannah]

I’m glad so many other people thought this lmao

[@itsmedrooms6071]

He is the best meteorologist we have on KXAN here in Austin because he is so knowledgeable.

[@Max_Krypto]

I’m so happy he did Dante’s Peak, MT Saint Helens always interested me and this movie was inspired by it

[@RaetheStray]

I live in David Yeomen's viewing area in Texas. This guy will stay up all night with us on Facebook live and kxan during bad weather. He is amazing and kind and cares about his viewers. Fantastic Meteorologist. We are proud to have him.

[@melinabrunet1575]

So cool! Thanks for sharing. ☺️

[@maryjoyspohrer256]

Those are the brave men and women that we count on in these types of situations.

[@AlexGordonMusic]

He looks like the most LA Human being in history

[@chanellejade6206]

@@AlexGordonMusic lol right

[@firstfiverugby]

very cool to see this

[@a3zth3tikz]

the most terrifying thing I learned is that if you’re in a terrible storm in the ocean, everything is dark so that means you have no idea a monster wave is coming at you until the very last second

[@halfgecko3202]

And add rain so heavy you can barely even see your bow untill it disappears

[@Bladedcloud6159]

Watch Deadliest Catch. They go through that almost every season.

[@JerKur18]

🌊🦈

[@etherealstars5766]

Mannnnnn, the ocean is just terrifying in general 😅

[@shannond7437]

@@etherealstars5766 water in general is a beast. Leaks in plumbing, basements, etc can be exhausting to manage on all levels.

[@coletrain6545]

As someone who has survived the largest tornadoes in history they very much shake the ground. When one goes over the top of you it feels like your under railroad tracks

[@leeannasloan2292]

I was in a small tornado in Oklahoma about twenty years ago and while hiding in a closet was my only option at the time, you are totally spot on...it felt exactly like a train was over the top of the house and it's totally dark when a tornado is near, it took out the electricity and I was in a small space in the middle of the house and was literally waiting for the tornado to rip the roof off the place. It did not tear the roof off the place I was at, it skipped every other house on that block and took the roof off every other house.

[@nickeast6784]

And I get he was saying LA tornados but Kentucky had 3 different F4's and one went like a 150 miles. Multiple big tornados close is very much possible.

[@ebonyjcosta]

As I like to believe, anything is possible now. What we think are “impossible” could very much become possible. Mother Nature can make anything happen.

[@IAMSOaDORKable]

Ok Methuselah. 🙄 I’m sticking with the expert. The handsome, weatherman⬆️😏

[@dhaniluvkakashi]

I lost a whole line of distant family/relative drom my grandmother's side in the 2004 tsunami, and to this day, 2022, their bodies were never found...

[@jacobbau8328]

I'm so sorry. That's horrible. Nature is a cruel mistress.

[@jeanninelockridge5235]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@israsayed]

May they rest in peace 🤲

[@rasalasblack]

His voice, his articulation and mannerism makes him a convincing speaker. Charisma, this guy has lots.

[@EveryonesHiro88]

He's had practice. He's been doing the weather in Austin Tx for years now and just recently got promoted to chief meteorologist. David is a cool guy!

[@katemiller648]

He kinda looks like David Bowie to me

[@pokaay3163]

@Ryan Tran certainly helps the charm factor

[@JohannaSarkar]

"those were all added in by Hollywood unfortunately" Unfortunately? I for one is VERY happy that Day After Tomorrow isn't realistic 😅

[@AWEsome3GIRl3sam]

that movie was basically a horror movie when i first watched it lmaoo

[@Kiki-yt7yc]

i remember we watched it in my geography class and i was so scared stuff like that was gonna happen eventually lol

[@anonnimoose7987]

I'm relieved that even after the climate gets screwed L.A won't have 3 tornadoes after 20 years

[@pokaay3163]

@@availanila good for you for not living in the US, want a cookie?

[@Blernster]

@@availanila if that was happening in the us it would probably be happening everywhere

[@AlldaylongRock]

33:33 One of the Atlantic's biggest tsunamis/earthquakes, actually the largest, was actually generated by 3 different faults, one at the Gorringe Ridge and 2 at the boundary of the Eurasian and African plates. It has been reported to reach Brazil and even the West Coast of the US, and obliterated much of the Portuguese and Morrocan coastline. It is usually known as the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, and one of the darkest days of Portugal in its history. In fact it generated one of the first scientific census and trying to understand the causes and effects of earthquakes, and also the Pombaline Cage, a structural mix of wood and concrete structures carefully designed to resist earthquakes, making it one of the first earthquake proofing enginnering projects in the Western world.

[@dnakatomiuk]

I think Twister is still the best film about tornadoes ever and it still holds up to this day also RIP Bill Paxton

[@ladamadelarcoiris9554]

I love this. He is not making fun of the misconceptions just giving the real facts and making you realize how scary nature can be. And you can see he loves his job.

[@lightninggaming016]

Yeah this dude speaks clearly

[@Prism64]

Everybody’s gangster until the volcano chooses: *The floor is lava*

[@Toroinoue_318]

Underrated

[@thatcanadian3240]

Difficulty: hardcore, one life

[@1TrueGem]

You win the internet today with that one!

[@jesserutherfordsfav9924]

LMFAOOOO wait this is actually funny

[@thatgrumpychick4928]

A natural disaster of cataclysmic proportions is my worst fear. You can't go anywhere or do anything. We lived through the 2019 NSW and QLD bushfires. Everything was smoky, orange tinged. My asthma was triggered so badly, I thought I was going to suffocate before we burnt

[@butt3rcup735]

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Florida with my family and one of the coolest things I saw was this enormous cloud in the evening and there was lightning inside and it would illuminate part of the clouds and it was just so pretty it’s hard to describe

[@4rkain3]

Cloud-to-cloud lightning is actually far more common than cloud-to-ground and ground-to-cloud lighting! For every ground strike you see, there may be ten or more sparks traveling within the cloud.

[@BS-vx8dg]

That is an *extremely* common thing in Florida.

[@butt3rcup735]

@@BS-vx8dg ik but it was cool. we dont get that often where I live.

[@BS-vx8dg]

@@butt3rcup735 For sure; I remember the first time I saw that, and I too thought it was cool.

[@dal6100]

“weather has the power to make everybody stop what they’re doing”

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

So does a pistol ^_^

[@dal6100]

@@GyeongmiBaeb haha this is true

[@hugorezende199]

thats everybody's first talk on a elevator

[@jordannathaniel3666]

@@GyeongmiBaeb don't forget the assault rifles! 🙈

[@ic4192]

@@GyeongmiBaeb oh- ok

[@texasbookworm9264]

David is my local meteorologist on KXAN in the Austin, Texas area aka Central Texas... we love him, he knows a lot and explains everything very well

[@Golf8802]

I also like that he's a local guy that grew up in Austin. Westlake High School grad.

[@Feimicha]

Adolescent New Yorker here, you people in Texas are lucky to have him as your meteorologist😊 Mine are so hard to understand even the simplest things get complicated😣

[@random_fall]

Same bro I saw the thumbnail I was like he looks so familiar then I noticed wait he on kxan in Austin Texas

[@aliciastadler6413]

Yay another central Texan in the comments!!!!

[@ivaninterial9939]

I watch KXAN everyday shout out georgetown tx:)

[@jen-a-purr]

The growling of the rope tornado in Twister is hilarious & I love that movie it’s like in Jaws 2 when the shark roars. Dante’s Peak is literally Mt. St. Helens…You just described a hurricane best “The ring of terror” 100% accurate. Floridian here.

[@J-DOUBLE-A]

This has to be the best one yet. The way he breaks everything down makes it so interesting. Such a great video and commentator!

[@nothinghere7694]

Tom cruise: lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same... Zeus: hold my thunderbolt

[@A.n0neeM0usee]

Ooooooh out of left field! And Zeus knocks it out of the park!

[@osamudazaigayasf]

IS THAT TSUNAYOSHI IN UR PFP???

[@thomasemory6793]

It's not lightning.

[@Xerlocke]

Twice

[@lick28]

Probably never heard of a lightning rod

[@primcasiha]

Actually, Thai people (The Impossible based of the event in Thailand) had no idea what Tsunami was at all back then in 2004. Schools never taught us. We had no warning system until that tragic disaster happened. And it was true that many people went into the sea to see flopping fishes instead of going inside when the water went down. This is why education is really important.

[@dagdbot83]

oh, that's, sad

[@KitKat-qb3qe]

That movie was a good one. I was whooping and hollering when the family was reunited in such enormous circumstances. So tragic. I pray my family never gets caught up in a natural disaster. I've been in a tornado when several came through my town in Indiana in 2001 but I never saw the funnel but debri was flying everywhere. It wiped out a lot of houses.

[@SeekerOfTruth13]

That's so horrible :( They really should teach everyone

[@agnessiaasianb.4123]

I think it's the same in Indonesia. There was, I think, some local wisdom about not going to the sea if it's retreating which is shared across all coastal area of Indonesia, but I think it was forgotten when the 2004 tsunami happened. They now re-teach that local wisdom to everyone living in coastal area, given our country is quite tsunami-prone

[@mathewkelly9968]

I don't think anyone was educated about tsunamis, plenty of westerners died doing the same thing .

[@bc-guy852]

I've seen quite a few of these BREAKDOWN videos - this one is by FAR, the best. Super informed guest, super entertaining episode.

[@justgames21xd32]

david is one of the people who provides news coverage for central texas. i live in pflugerville tx which is a part of central texas. love you Kxan!!! Thank you guys for all that you do.

[@felineZzz]

did I just watch 46 minutes of an expert talking about the weather and I'm constantly interested in it? yes.

[@ashishhembrom3905]

It's his voice isn't it?

[@ashishhembrom3905]

It's his voice isn't it?

[@marvincompa1677]

@@ashishhembrom3905 yep

[@crispymelonztwitch]

@@ashishhembrom3905 it’s his everything. he pretty

[@atimaatrams1932]

You know, how they say that if you can't explain it to a five year old- you can't really understand it yourself. This guy really knows his stuff. He kind of reminds me of my history teacher, who was so passionate about the subject, that it ignited love for it in her students. Now I'd like to learn more about meteorology. It's amazing.

[@beverlyarcher546]

Reminds me of my science teachers in high school especially my physical science he could have been like his family scientist his brother works for NASA as a rocket scientist but he decided to be a teacher but his convos was interesting though I occasionally thought he had mad scientist vibes when he talked about it he kinda looked mad though I would go talk to him about disaster movies and very interesting convos he gave

[@SwiftSimplicityy]

Only the brave is still one of the best and saddest movies ive ever watched. The ending when you just see the bones in a pile of ashes is heartbreaking 💔 and the fact it was based on a real story of the hot shots makes it 1000x worse

[@eternalfizzer]

I actually experienced the eye of Igor in St. John's (Canada) - when the sun came out in the middle of the day, I went out and took a short video looking up in my garden as the clouds swirled around overhead. It was spooky. And then the rest of the storm hit.

[@Awfulwriter]

No matter the topic when you can tell the speaker has a passion for it it’s rarely boring.

[@demoxiii7019]

honestly! i love to hear people talk ab what they love

[@tanhayk416]

I could listen to this guy for hours and hours, tbh. He's literally talking about the weather and I'm charmed.

[@erwinpowernl4554]

For real and his voice is really calm to listen to somehow

[@shellyisaga1309]

i just wanna appreciate how clear he pronounce his words. i didnt need subtitles to help me understand what he is saying. unlike many people who speak english and eat their words too much. thanks sir for this

[@jcaseyjones2829]

I have to say I was super surprised to find out The Day After Tomorrow's instant ice age was unlikely to happen in real life.

[@abbeymeteora]

This guy needs to start a podcast. I could listen to him talk.for hours

[@billiewright3577]

He sounds like Mathew Mcconaughey sped up.

[@demoxiii7019]

RIGHT?!?!

[@01Natalcia01]

He has a very beautiful voice. What accent does he have? Midlands? English is my 3rd language and he speaks extremely clear that I even don't need subtitles and that happens extremely rare for me :O

[@eschdaddy]

Unfortunately he’s also not a very good one. Many mistakes.

[@01Natalcia01]

@@eschdaddy I don't understand? What mistakes? He's also forecast presenter

[@brokenfoxx]

I love hearing people talk about things they're passionate about. That never gets boring, even if you'd think it would be. Never thought I'd be *that* interested in the weather

[@beverlyarcher546]

At least he makes sense you ask my physical science teacher and let's just say it's like talking to a Dr who just talks medical jargon to a patient though luckily for me I understood about 75% of what he said

[@littlemissemila1818]

I love weather too :)

[@Ivy94F]

@@beverlyarcher546 I learned myself that knowing science is one thing, but teaching it is a completely different challenge altogether.

[@wingerding]

What are you passionate about?

[@NicholasWiewiora]

@@Ivy94F Same goes with anything. Learning it is one thing. Having to break it down in a way that's digestible and makes someone want to continue to learn is more difficult.

[@bloo2513]

I never realized how extraordinary and unpredictable weather could be, thank you for explaining in such a informative way!

[@iggysimons5988]

4:11 Why do I hear "Mommy!" LOL

[@shadowtony8]

This guy is the only person in the world you can ask "how's the weather?" and it'd legit be interesting.

[@beverlyarcher546]

Probably wouldn't stand him in rl these long convos bore me

[@dylanwebster2656]

In summary: Hot air and cold air do some wacky stuff

[@littlemissemila1818]

Someone quote that

[@LemonnaiseGD]

"Hot air and cold air do some wacky stuff" - Dylan Webster, 2021

[@TheWefikus]

@A Person often last words at that

[@karentucker2161]

Especially together....(I know y'all probably tell.me that don't even makes sense so I will say it for you, so save your breathe....just wouldn't be surprised by a movie showing both together)

[@katherinerichardson2273]

But not this whacky lol

[@feno.]

came to this video before sleep, ended up interested and want to find out more he explained it very well, I can listen to him for hours, wish there'll be a part 2 or more!

[@Contempt805]

The way he lit up when talking about Twister. What an iconic film.

[@thedaltsad]

i understand that he said we cannot stop tornados. but he also said everything needs to be just right for a tornado and if one thing is off it’ll go away. TIME TO BUILD A BIG FAN

[@kellylyons1038]

Like the giant mirror they used in Futurama to fight global warming?

[@jaybird8899]

@@kellylyons1038 While that is relatively ridiculous, a lot of scientific research has gone into doing something much like that, and as crazy as it sounds, some of that research is actually fairly promising. Increasing planetary albedo is a way to significantly cool the Earth's surface and atmosphere, so while it sounds crazy, if you could make enough really large mirrors that could actually show results. The problem with some of the methods we have used so far is that we tend to use chemicals that end up making the problem worse not better. Also with a large enough counter-rotationary force tornadoes can be forcibly dissipated. While building a fan large enough to do that would probably cost a few billion dollars, and just about need a dedicated power plant to run, I doubt it would be impossible. However considering how impossible it is to predict where tornadoes will pop up, how they move, and the fact that such a device would be hardly mobile if mobile at all means you would most likely have a few billion dollar paperweight at that point. So fun idea, could feasibly do the job, wouldn't be usable though.

[@Deathspark]

Look up the BFF or big f'ing fan.

[@dagdbot83]

He said they hurricanes can't operate with a cold core. What if we made some kind of device the lessens the ground temperature thus making the hurricane weaker.

[@jaybird8899]

@@dagdbot83 While that is an interesting idea, if we could do that in an affordable way global warming wouldn't be much of an issue. In fact reducing global warming would significantly reduce the number and power of hurricanes we observe, but unfortunately there is no easy, or cost effective solution to do this quickly.

[@caramellpanda]

Tsunami advice: If you see the tide retreating suddenly, you best start running for your life. Find sturdy, higher ground immediately. David is absolutely right here, do NOT let curiosity get the better of you - the only reason an ocean or sea’s tide retreats suddenly is because a tsunami is coming.

[@Liz-wz8dh]

It still amazes me to see video of people standing where the ocean was. I would be terrified! That is just such a rare occurrence that it obviously portends something extremely destructive coming.

[@dyslerxi]

Unfortunately that is what happend in 2004. People went out on the sand banks when the ocean retreated not knowing what was coming.. It looked like a bomb had went off in the houses close to the beach and the debris and other "things" we encountered in the ocean miles off land was truly horrifying..

[@White_Night_Demon]

i mean it would be pretty cool to stand on the bottom of the shore lines with the water now all gone.....

[@LITTLE1994]

Yup.

[@witchimarie]

@@White_Night_Demon yeah and then you would also be all gone

[@EthanQ]

You can tell he does what he does is because he loves doing it and learning about it. The enthusiasm is through the roof!

[@ivagoesdelirious]

I have seen this video about 16-17 times now and every time I find it more interesting. Can we please get David back for another looong movie weather commentary, please? 🙏🙏🙏

[@carlinturner4430]

This guy's excitement and knowledge was captivating, I wish teachers taught like this. It's always so much more interesting when it is clear the person explaining something is passionate about it.

[@Zman44444]

My immunology professor was like this. Extremely easy to listen to, he boiled down intense subjects and contents to a neat few sentences. Used a lot of analogies that I would use on the written exams. The only thing I would change about his teaching is eye contact. He’s not good with eye contact. He often times looks up towards the back of the hall, or.. seeming to look off towards the “horizon”. But I chalk that up to his brain movin at a mph mine hasn’t reached quite yet!

[@janhavivedak3292]

Omg someone make this guy a professor. Did you see how passionately he was explaining stuff? I bet he loves his job. He taught me more than what you geography teacher could in 6+ years. Education would be so much more fun if teachers actually taught this passionately.

[@bensmith8597]

Lots of teachers are this passionate, it's the kids that aren't

[@magiczurix]

@@bensmith8597 That most of the time is bcs the teachers dont make their classroom atmosphere enjoyable.

[@borninsidemyhead]

@@bensmith8597 what. most of the time its bc the teachers arent passionate about it or dont make their class fun.

[@nathanshull9119]

I just graduated with my Master’s in Geography. I was so fortunate to have great professors throughout, I live for this stuff! But I will say I didn’t know jack about it other than maps before I went to undergrad

[@sandrabailey8743]

I've always been fascinated by extreme weather. Understanding how it works doesn't have to be complicated. I like his simple explanations.

[@taliahunt3213]

I would love another video with this guy! Weather is fascinating and it’s such a pleasure listening to him

[@PhanglyPhish]

Growing up in Oklahoma I have always been incredibly fascinated by tornadoes. The craziest and most unsettling thing to me is how often that a house can be more or less turned to toothpicks, but there will be a bookshelf with not a single thing knocked over or one house is completely gone and the one next door just lost a few shingles.

[@ironstorm1690]

I went to Joplin Missouri after the big tornado there, and there was a church that got shredded, but the cross in front was fine.

[@ItMeSinamenRoll]

@@ironstorm1690 Joplin was WILD after the tornado. I went months later and the devastation was unlike anything I’ve ever seen.