Environmental hazard risk and vulnerability expert Dr. Stephen Strader of Villanova University joins the podcast during the peak of tornado season. In this episode, Strader explores the lack of sheltering options for residents of mobile and manufactured homes. Beyond the lack of a solid foundation, Strader explains how in many rural parts of the country, the scattered nature of these homes makes finding a location for community shelters challenging.

Strader, an assistant professor and geography program director in the Department of Geography and the Environment, is a hazards geographer, atmospheric scientist and geographic information systems analyst with interests in severe and local storms. His research is primarily concentrated on the spatial and temporal changes in meteorological hazards and potential future changes in severe weather risk and exposure.

About the Across the Sky podcast

The weekly weather podcast is hosted on a rotation by the Lee Weather team:

Matt Holiner of Lee Enterprises' Midwest group in Chicago, Kirsten Lang of the Tulsa World in Oklahoma, Joe Martucci of the Press of Atlantic City, N.J., and Sean Sublette of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia.

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