Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Giving Thanks? It’s what we do. What we’ve always done.
The post that immediately follows says a bit about the history of Thanksgiving, picking up the thread in 1621 with...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Lacking the needed environmental intelligence – will we build $26 Trillion of pipes to nowhere?
“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1746 The November...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The successful launch of GOES-R… and the resilience of Cushing, OK.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Age-old investment advice dating at least to the 17th century. Do put...
AMS Programs, Perspectives
AMS Community Priorities for the New Administration
By Fred Carr, AMS President Now that the election is over, a furious amount of activity has ensued on who...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Recent environmental intelligence. Part 2. Air pollution and kids.
We know that air pollution, which takes many forms, including fine particulates, poses risks for all life on earth. But...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Matthew? It’s not the hurricane, it’s the vulnerability.
The previous three LOTRW posts took up the topic of environmental intelligence – addressing, tangentially, the state of the environmental...
Perspectives
GOES-R: Are You Ready for Something Awesome?
By Jonathan Malay, AMS Past-president and retired Lockheed Martin Washington Operations I’m sorry to say, the word “awesome” seems way...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Environmental intelligence, and the National Sea Grant Program at 50.
Start with this: environmental intelligence[1] faces two big challenges in the 21st century. The first is scientific/technical. The second is...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
20th Biennial Joint AMS/AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting 13 – 14 October 2016 Boulder, CO
Dave Jones is a leading figure in the Weather Enterprise (in fact, the reach of his innovation and influence extends...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
(Incidental) environmental intelligence[1].
Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Atmosphere and Oceans, and NOAA Administrator, has throughout her tenure, in...
