Perspectives
Thinking, fast and slow – about Daniel Kahneman.
With the passing of Daniel Kahneman on March 27, the world lost a distinguished intellect. A Nobel prizewinner, his impact...
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Iridescent Contrail
By Soumyadeep Mukherjee Back in 2020 when I started taking an interest in, and practicing astrophotography, images of different optical...
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Celebrating Women’s Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences
By AMS President Anjuli S. Bamzai I grew up in a family that valued intellectual pursuits, discipline, and the importance...
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Electrical Storm Over the Strait of Malacca
By Graeme Guy My wife and I live in an apartment on Penang Island in northern Malaysia that overlooks the...
In History
Triumph from Tragedy: How a Discovery from the 1974 Super Outbreak Saved Countless Lives
By Bob Henson Like many of you, I’ve found that some weather events – even if they don’t directly affect...
Perspectives
A hidden gem at the AMS 2024 Annual Meeting? Rising Voices.
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t...
Perspectives
The AMS 2024 Annual Meeting: Schumpeter’s gale hits, this time from the user side.
The previous LOTRW post focused on the growth and importance of AI to the meteorology and to the AMS 2024...
AMS Programs, Conference Spotlight
Changing Coasts and Culture
AMS 2024 Session Highlight: “Convergence Science in the Context of Integrating Weather and Climate Science with Studies of Marine and...
Conference Spotlight
Our Turn: Highlights from the AMS Student Conference
The 2024 AMS Student Conference, held January 27–28 in Baltimore, was a major success, with 740 attendees and 285 poster...
Perspectives
Schumpeter’s Gale makes landfall at the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting
The previous LOTRW post found me eager to attend the (then-upcoming) American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting, which took place from...
