Science Spotlights

A Call for Cross-Border Dust Weather Solutions

March 2, 2026

by Siyu Chen et al. Dust aerosols are the most abundant type of aerosols on land, making up half of...

Are Boulder’s Extreme Downslope Winds Changing?

February 26, 2026

by Gerald A. Meehl et al. Wind damage from the January 1982 downslope wind event in Boulder, Colorado, when the...

Face-ing Up to Glacial Melting

February 23, 2026

Researchers made the first-ever survey of the underside of the Dotson Ice Shelf near Antarctica using an autonomous underwater vehicle.

AMS Science Preview: Hurricane Slowdown, School Snow Days

February 13, 2026

Recent research published in AMS journals highlights topics including an increase in tropical cyclone near-shore "rapid slowdown" events, decreasing Northern Hemisphere snow cover, school bus cancellations, and one reason tornadoes may be shifting further southeast.

Conference Spotlight

Heat Safety: Protecting the Young, the Old, and the Tuba Player

February 13, 2026

How can an already hot city like Houston, Texas, cope with the growing heat-safety challenges of urbanization and climate change?

From AMS Journals

What’s a Medicane? Setting Out to Define the “Mediterranean Hurricane”

February 10, 2026

A group of researchers has set out to officially define the term “medicane,” for Mediterranean storms that appear similar to tropical cyclones.

Science Spotlights

Targeted Antarctic Winter Observations

February 9, 2026

By David Bromwich et al.Photos provided by participating stations showing radiosonde launches conducted during the YOPP-SH winter targeted observing periods...