Science Spotlights
Regional Climate Centers at 40
by Natalie A. Umphlett et al. Just over 40 years ago, at the start of the Regional Climate Center (RCC)...
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Women’s History Month Spotlight:
Erica Grow Cei
March is Women’s History Month. In this post, we spotlight the exceptional career of one of our female community members: Erica...
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In Memoriam: Robert Beardsley
Robert (“Bob”) Beardsley, long a central figure in the continental shelf physical oceanography community, passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on December 16, 2025.
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: Mississippi River, Ocean Carbon Storage, Gender and Floods
Research published in "early online" format in journals of the American Meteorological society discusses how gender affects flood mortality, U.S. ranchers and climate change, underestimations of Southern Ocean carbon uptake, terrain and tornadoes, increasing atmospheric rivers, and the future of Mississippi River water.
Science Spotlights
The Global Precipitation Experiment
by Xubin Zeng et al. Precipitation is a critical component of the water cycle and a major driver of atmospheric...
From AMS Journals
Special Collection Stresses International Collaboration in Global Precipitation Studies
Recently approved by the AMS Publications Commission, the Special Collection from the 10th and 11th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG)...
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Broadcaster Spotlight: Beyond the Forecast
Kevin Lemanowicz is a longtime New England broadcast meteorologist best known for his long career forecasting in the Boston market, most recently serving as chief meteorologist at Boston 25 News. A graduate of Cornell University and an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, Lemanowicz spent more than 30 years communicating complex New England weather to viewers while also providing operational weather guidance to organizations across the region. Throughout his career, he has been committed to advancing both scientific communication and community engagement.
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Endowing the Future of Observational Science
Over the course of a long career at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Wilson’s work has contributed to advances that are now widely used by forecasters and researchers alike. Yet even as technology and modeling capabilities have accelerated, Wilson has remained a strong advocate for maintaining a deep connection to the observations that underpin atmospheric science.
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Women’s History Month Spotlight:
Zhuo Wang
March is Women’s History Month. In this post, we spotlight the exceptional career of one of our female community members: Zhuo...
Science Spotlights
Dusty with Age
~230,000 years—The age of a sediment core taken from a lake in Arizona that was used to study the history...
