Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Inadequate priority to STEM today? A compromised U.S. workforce – and a correspondingly weaker Nation – tomorrow.
Years ago, a friend of mine moved into a new house. In the process, he discovered one of the electrical...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
How to close out Earth Day, April 22, 2019
The sun is setting on Earth Day 2019. All the commemorations, celebrations, and orations – a world of them! –...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
New Minds for New Science: The Forecast for Work in Weather, Water, and Climate.
The American Meteorological Society’s Policy Program is hosting a workshop here in Washington, DC, on April 29th-30th, examining the future...
Report: Hurricane Michael Upgraded to Category 5 at Landfall
2018’s devastating Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle at Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base in October at Category...
AMS on the Air Podcast: Alexandra Cranford Talks about Women in TV Meteorology
The largest biographical study to date of TV meteorologists shows some disturbing disadvantages for women in the profession. You can...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
“A $100 Trillion here, a $100 Trillion there, pretty soon you’re talking real money.”
I’d apologize to Everett Dirksen, but according to those who’ve actually checked, he never really said, “a billion here, a billion...
From AMS Journals
World Water Day: An Integrated Appreciation
Wow! It’s World Water Day, as observed by the United Nations. Pretty much everything AMS is about has to do...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Making science more moral
A bit over a month ago, Raj Pandya , who directs AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange, shared a blog post with...
International Women’s Day: Unsilencing the Forgotten Pillars of Meteorology
In the pages of scientific history, one often hears too much silence. A science–especially meteorology–is built by women who are rarely,...
International Women's Day: Unsilencing the Forgotten Pillars of Meteorology
In the pages of scientific history, one often hears too much silence. A science–especially meteorology–is built by women who are rarely,...
