Perspectives
If Climate Isn't Stable, Are We?
by William Hooke, AMS Policy Program Director a portion of a series of essays from the AMS Project, Living on...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Prediction 1. The future will be characterized by adverse climate shifts.
Today, let’s start with a bit of review. The last several posts have argued that: On the skin of the...
Perspectives
Uncertainty: A Mathematician's Perspective
by Sean Crowell, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Oklahoma One thing we enjoy in mathematics is certainty of our knowledge....
Recreational Tornado Chasing: the Psychology of Risk
Who seeks the thrill of nature at its most beastly? Researchers at the University of Missouri’s School of Natural Resources...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The human race is on a roll (Part 2). Metamorphosis!
The human race is on a roll. Our numbers are up, dramatically. So is our rate of resource use per...
Not Seasick…Science Smitten
What if you are asked to be part of a scientific expedition aboard a non-luxurious research vessel, surrounded by complete...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The human race is on a roll.
A lot of people question this. Why? Their reasons vary all over the map, but share a bit of this...
NOAA Names Regional Climate Services Directors
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the selection of six new NOAA regional climate services directors. According to NOAA Administrator Jane...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Earth’s two-minute drill
Sports fascinate in part because games are a microcosm of life. Reflect on two sports that command our attention each...
"Media" Is Short for "Meteorology"
Studies of local TV news have been telling us this story for years: weather is what drives people to the...
