Science Spotlights
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: 30-Day Forecasts? Little Ice Age, wave-dampening hurricanes
The latest AMS journals research discusses the possibility of 30-day weather forecasts, whether the Little Ice Age was caused by depopulation of the Americas, the cooling effects of multi-year La Nina, and AI translation.
Field Notes
Chasing Storms for Science
Storm chasers Jen Walton and Anastasia Tomanek, of Girls Who Chase, work with the Doppler On Wheels team to pursue the secrets of tornadoes and hailstorms.
From AMS Journals
New AMS Special Collection: An Unusual Decade of ENSO
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is currently a hot topic, with predictions growing for a “Super El Niño” that could...
Science Spotlights
The Potential of Long-Lead El Niño Forecasts
By Desislava Petrova et al. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the phenomena with the greatest capacity to...
Field Notes
Signatures of Destruction: Tornado Science with “Doppler on Wheels”
The storm-chasing Doppler on Wheels team discuss new findings from 2024's catastrophic Greenfield, IA, tornado and intense Duke, OK tornado.
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: “Ornamental twilight,” heat deaths, hurricane eyes
The latest research from AMS journals discusses heat deaths and warning thresholds, forecasting "flaming clouds", hurricane reconnaissance, increased U.S. precipitation volatility, and more.
Field Notes
Tornadoes in Our Sights
The Doppler On Wheels team chases tornadoes to learn how they form, evolve, and do damage.
Conference Spotlight
Trends in Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change
By Anthony Gianni Duarte et al. Rapid intensification (RI) of tropical cyclones (TCs) has become a concerning trend in recent...
Science Spotlights
For a Robust El Niño, Just Add Salt
Q: How is the saltiness of the ocean connected to El Niño? A: Research published recently in Geophysical Research Letters...
Papers of Note
A Review of African Easterly Waves
by Kelly M. Núñez Ocasio et al. African Easterly Waves (AEWs) are synoptic-scale, westward-propagating atmospheric disturbances that form over sub-Saharan...
