Science Spotlights
Bad Luck with the Weather
Key messages from “The Role of the Weather in the Fate of Shackleton’s Endurance,” by Ryan L. Fogt (Ohio University),...
Perspectives
January 2026—The Occasion for an LOTRW Reset
If you’re reading these words, you’ve already discovered that the blog Living on the Real World (LOTRW) is now on...
Perspectives
December 31, 2025-January 1, 2026 – LOTRW undergoes a bit of re-construction.
Some of you may have been reading the words against a grey background appearing at the top of recent LOTRW posts: Living...
Donors
Advancing Research on Extremes through the Richard Grotjahn Research Fellowship
Richard Grotjahn spoke with us about his distinguished career in atmospheric science and the inspiration behind the creation of the...
Conference Spotlight
DOW Radar Studies of the Mechanisms for Tornadogenesis, Maintenance, and Dissipation
A summary of the recent presentation by Karen A. Kosiba (University of Alabama Huntsville), Joshua Wurman, and Paul Robinson, “DOW...
Conference Spotlight
Radar-determined Intense Tornado Frequencies, Wind Profiles, and the BEST Tornado Study
A summary of the recent presentation by Joshua Wurman (University of Alabama Huntsville), and Karen A. Kosiba, entitled “Radar Determined...
Papers of Note
MCSs Leave Behind Vast Heating Footprints in the Synoptic Circulation
A summary of “A Linear Analysis of the Heating Footprints of the US Mesoscale Convective Systems in the Northern Extratropical...
Papers of Note
Extreme Weather, Emotions, and Support for Climate Policy
A summary of “Extreme Weather Experiences, Emotional Reactions to Messages, and Support for Proclimate Policies,” by Asheley R. Landrum (Arizona...
Science Spotlights
After the Storms
Key messages from "The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project," by Karen A. Kosiba (University of Illinois...
Science Spotlights
Urban and Chemistry Modeling for Tropical Cities
Key messages from "Development of an Integrated Modeling Framework for Visibility and Air Quality Forecasting in Delhi," by A. Jayakumar...
