Living on the Real World, Perspectives
SPREAD(’s) the word.
Russ Schumacher is an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University where he teaches and...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Something new under the sun? Warn-to-forecast.
As a line of thunderstorms approaches the DC region, the headlines and graphics on the Washington Post website focus on...
Pubs Department Gets the Word(s) Out
At last month’s meeting of the AMS Publications Commission–which mostly comprises the Chief Editors of the Society’s scientific journals–many of...
A Scientist's Scientist
Joseph Farman–the man who found the ozone hole–had a very straightforward, unglamorous way of describing the work of a scientist:...
Across AMS
Twister that Killed 4 Storm Chasers Widest Ever
The tornado that killed 18 people in and around El Reno, Oklahoma on Friday, including three professional tornado researchers and...
From AMS Journals
A New Metric for Hurricane Destruction Potential
Hurricanes Katrina (2005), Ike (2008), and Sandy (2012) have proven the Saffir-Simpson Scale is inadequate for expressing hurricane destructiveness. This...
Crowdsourcing the Search for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
According to Arizona State University (ASU) Professor Kevin Gurney, there are approximately 30,000 power plants throughout the world, and collectively...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Get as low as you can and put as many walls as you can between you and the tornado.
This guest post comes from Dr. Harold Brooks, a Senior Scientist in the Forecast Research and Development Division at NOAA’s...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Even as Moore recovers, we should guard against a greater threat.
The news continues from Moore, Oklahoma, as the community begins an all-too-familiar recovery process: remembering the beloved who died, and...
Perspectives
Avoiding Toaster Strudel Exchanges
by Keith L. Seitter, CCM, AMS Executive Director Those of us who have siblings know that the relationship is built,...
