Weather Alerts Get More (and More) Mobile
The use of social media as a forecast tool seems to develop as rapidly as the devices themselves. In December,...
After the Disasters, How to Be a Holiday-Ready Nation
Weather took hundreds of lives in a record 12 billion-dollar disasters in the United States in 2011. Internationally, the disaster...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Typhoon Washi
Terrible tragedy has struck the Philippines. Typhoon Washi hit Mindanao this week. As of this writing, the death toll stands...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Two changes in climate, compared at Christmas.
Climate change is real. Human beings – our numbers, and our activities – drive much of this change. The climate...
A Siren Song for Top-Down Emergency-Preparedness Thinking?
Those of us of a certain age and place in the American experience talk a lot about the meaning of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Flu-bugs…and the Weather-Ready Nation
Ever heard of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity? Neither had I, until this morning. But on the front...
New Release: Midlatitude Synoptic Meteorology
The newest title from AMS Books is now available: Midlatitude Synoptic Meteorology: Dynamics, Analysis & Forecasting, by Gary Lackmann of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Weather-Readi(er) Nation
Lots of ideas and food for thought put forth at Tuesday’s opening session of Weather Ready Nation: A Vital Conversation...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
WeatherReady…cabdriver
When you’re among the logistics-impaired, sometimes you fail to reserve a rental car in advance for your travel. No worries,...
