Science Spotlights
Science Spotlights
Fire and Ice: When Sparks Fly in Lake-Effect Snowstorms
Key messages from "Winter Lightning to the Lee of Lake Ontario: The Lake-Effect Electrification (LEE) Field Campaign," by Scott M....
From AMS Journals
Global Record in Question: Could Death Valley lose its claim to “world’s hottest place”?
New analysis of the Death Valley record for hottest weather-related air-surface temperature recorded on Earth suggests the record is “implausible.”
Science Spotlights
Rocks of Ages
~87 million years—The age of some fossilized micrometeorites that were recently studied to help provide new insight into Earth’s past...
Field Notes
Author Interview: Thomas E. Weber
Paths to Improving Forecasts AMS sat down with author Thomas E. Weber to talk about his new book Cloud Warriors, ...
Science Spotlights
Unlocking the Secrets of Precipitation in the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon
Overview We distill the essence of a pioneering effort to decode one of Earth’s most dynamic precipitation systems, offering tools...
Conference Spotlight
Weather Drives Up Traffic Collisions in N.C.
Traffic collisions are a significant cause of death and injury worldwide, with complex causal factors that frustrate mitigation efforts. Adverse...
Science Spotlights
Finding the drought in plants
0.7–1.25 million years old—The age of plant matter preserved in a column of sediment that was drilled off the coast...
From AMS Journals
Takeaways from The State of the Climate in 2024
According to the 35th annual State of the Climate report, greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across land and oceans, global sea level, and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2024, and ice loss from glaciers was the most on record.
From AMS Journals
State of the Climate in 2024: Global Indicators
We speak with “State of the Climate in 2024” Global Climate chapter co-editors about key 2024 climate indicators, including record greenhouse gases and heat.
From AMS Journals
State of the Climate in 2024: Takeaways from North America
We speak with a State of the Climate in 2024 "North America" section editor about the continent's warmest year, extreme events, and Hurricane Helene.
