AMS Programs, From AMS Journals
A Few Takeaways from the “State of the Climate in 2022”
Record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels, monsoons, and droughts—and a volcanic vapor injection By Michael Alexander, Lead, Atmosphere Ocean Processes and...
Perspectives
Anticipating (weather’s) chaos; meshing government- and for-profit weather services; and the elephant in this room.
Historically, monitoring weather and issuing weather forecasts and warnings has been the province of governments. But recently, both the incentives...
Uncategorized
Do Roads Have Weather?
By William B. Gail Perhaps you’ve heard the term “road weather”. Maybe you wonder why we need a name for...
Uncategorized
Hurricane Hazards: Know What You’re Facing
We’re now in the middle of Atlantic hurricane season (June through November). Are you prepared? With powerful winds, rain, and...
Conference Spotlight
CalFiDE: Observing Large-Scale Fires from the Air and the Road
A Research Spotlight from the 14th Annual Fire and Forest Meteorology Symposium, 2–4 May, 2023 Through the smoke of record-setting...
Perspectives
Earthlings, your host Planet would like a word.
“Gravity: it isn’t just a good idea. It’s the law.” – Adam Savage “Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to...
Conference Spotlight
Recent Trends in Tropical Cyclone Fatalities in the United States
New data from the past ten years reveal increased prominence of freshwater floods and indirect fatalities in hurricane deaths Guest...
Perspectives
K-12 climate science education: the worldwide picture.
“For the sake of ten year’s benefit, we must plant trees. For the sake of a hundred years’ benefit, we...
In History
“One of the coldest and most savage spots on earth”: History and Records of the Automatic Weather Station on Denali
By Dr. Lea Hartl A fatal storm On February 20th, 1989, a three-person team of Japanese mountaineers climbing the West...
In History
Wireless Wonder: A History of Radar Use for Weather Operations Part I
The earliest origins of radar meteorology are difficult to uncover. The secrecy surrounding radar in World War II delayed reporting...
