Observing Memphis Flooding from Above
The floodwaters of the Mississippi River continue their inexorable flow toward New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. Residents in...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Colloquy is better than soliloquy…now that’s what I’m talkin’ about
The blogosphere has a lot in common with the atmosphere. In meteorology you learn early that the “atmosphere” has many...
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Tornadoes and airports redux
Back on April 23, I blogged on the tornado damage suffered at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. I wasn’t alone! The...
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On this day in history: May 15.
Our image of Abraham Lincoln? We see our 16th president as wholly preoccupied with maintaining the Union, and the prosecution...
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Flooding in Louisiana? It’s not just Sophie’s choice.
The 1982 movie by this name may be unfamiliar to younger blog readers, but bears on events unfolding in Louisiana...
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Ramshackle Nation, ramshackle world
Ramshackle: adj., (especially of buildings) badly constructed or maintained; rickety, shaky, or derelict. You don’t see this word too much...
From AMS Journals, Perspectives
Policy Buzz: Senate Hearing Follows Tornado Outbreak
by Caitlin Buzzas, AMS Policy Program On May 3, Dr. William Hooke, Director of the AMS Policy Program, testified before...
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My mistake!
Today I experienced one of those convergences we all hate. Between the time that I started my post on our...
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Who wants to live on the Real World? I’d rather live on Planet Denial
Sailors love to tell this story of a radio conversation at sea: Yeoman: please divert your course 15 degrees to...
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Earth: the Grand Retrofit
Humanity needs to learn a new skill. Correcting mistakes. Quickly survey today’s news. Start with the article in this morning’s...
