Science Spotlights
How the Warn-on-Forecast System Could Help Forecasters Catch Extreme Rainfall
by Patrick C. Burke In the early hours of August 21, 2021, an extreme rainfall event set a 24-h gauge...
Across AMS
New Short-Form Journal and Search for Editor-in-Chief
The American Meteorological Society is excited to announce the launch of a new journal for short-form articles. To be launched...
Perspectives
ICYMI. Impressions from the 2026 Joint AMS Washington Forum and Summer Community Meeting.
Bill Hooke shares a few impressions and takeaways from the 2026 Joint AMS Washington Forum and Summer Community Meeting.
Conference Spotlight
The State of Fire
Discussing advances and challenges in the field of fire weather, fire prediction, and damage mitigation at the 2026 Joint AMS Washington Forum and Summer Community Meeting (AWF/SCM) session and an AMS workshop.
Authors
Certified to Communicate: How the CBM Shapes Rob Marciano’s Approach to Science Storytelling
Marciano’s career has taken him well beyond forecasting the weather. His work has included reporting on science and technology and exploring innovations that could shape the future. His latest book, The Next Big Thing: Innovations for a Better, Smarter, Stronger Tomorrow, examines emerging technologies in energy, electricity, infrastructure, and information.
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: Earth Energy, Neighborhood Hurricane Warnings
New research published in AMS journals discusses neighborhood-level forecasting of hurricane impacts, how deforestation in New Guinea affects North American temperatures, evidence climate change is behind increased wildfires, the climate benefits of national parks, and the potential for predicting hurricanes by analyzing lightning.
Photo of the Week
Solar Eclipse over a Dark Mountain Sea
A partial solar eclipse photographed on August 12, 2026 in Punta Bianca, Liguria, Italy.
Across AMS
Connecting Science, Community, and Resilience: AMS Executive Director Amanda Staudt on Weather Geeks
AMS Executive Director Amanda Staudt recently joined Marshall Shepherd on WeatherGeeks to discuss her path to AMS, the evolving role of the Earth system sciences, and the importance of connecting science with the broader public.
Across AMS
Weather on the Dinner Menu
At last month’s midyear AMS Council meeting in Washington D.C., weather played a role. No, it wasn’t the wildfire smoke,...
