Living on the Real World, Perspectives
LOTRW book signing today, Tuesday. Hope to see you there.
Living on the Real World: How Thinking and Acting Like Meteorologists Will Help Save the Planet is available for sale...
The Polar Vortex Meets Rapid Refresh
In 1959 the AMS published a tome that became the touchstone document for a generation. The Glossary of Meteorology served its purpose...
AMS Presidential Town Hall Meeting to Stress Adaptation, Resilience to Climate Change
In weather forecasting, the past is often a harbinger of the future. In a rapidly urbanizing world facing climate change,...
Reassessing the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale
It’s been more than 40 years since Ted Fujita introduced his renowned Tornado Damage Scale – the Fujita Scale. And...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
More Talk: on Weather-Ready Nation(s), Real-World Living, and Responsibility
“I’m a boat owner, and I’ve learned that whenever something goes wrong on the boat, it’s my fault.” – J....
At WeatherFest You're Gods, Not Groundhogs
“I’m a god. I’m not “the* god. I don’t think…”–TV meteorologist Phil Connors, in Groundhog Day Your alarm buzzed, you...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
So long as we’re already talking about the weather…
One of the risks in writing a blog as an adjunct to your day job is that occasionally you get...
Use Your Words
In the halls of Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center this week you can say “drought.” You can say “polar vortex”...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
What We Talk About When We Talk About the Weather…
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.[1] Several years ago, the American Meteorological Society held its...
Atlanta Roads Lead to Annual Meeting Theme
As society urbanizes, weather impacts are exacerbated in sometimes-unfamiliar ways. Case in point: the snow, ice, and cold that paralyzed...
