Atmospheric Science
Across AMS
Jennifer Small Griswold: Inspiring the Next Generation
For Jennifer D. Small Griswold, teaching atmospheric science has always been about more than conveying scientific knowledge. It is about helping students discover their curiosity, recognize their potential, and find their path into the field. That philosophy is at the heart of her work and a central reason she has been selected to receive the 2027 Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award.
Across AMS
AMS Award Winner: Lois Parshley on Telling the Human Stories Behind Climate Science
Through reporting from vulnerable and often underrepresented communities, Parshley helps readers understand how weather, climate, and environmental change shape people’s lives around the world. She received the 2026 AMS Award for Distinguished Science Journalism in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences for translating complex Earth system science into compelling journalism that illuminates climate impacts on vulnerable populations.
Authors
Protecting the House: Jamese Sims on Weather, Preparedness, and Community Resilience
In her new book, Protect the House: Weather Doesn't Discriminate, But Impact Does, Sims explores why the same weather event can have dramatically different consequences from one community to another. Blending atmospheric science, historical context, and real-world experience, she examines how preparedness, infrastructure, and access to resources shape disaster outcomes, and offers practical strategies to help individuals, organizations, and leaders better prepare for the challenges of extreme weather.
Across AMS
Award Spotlight: A Conversation with Tapio Schneider
Tapio Schneider is the 2026 recipient of the Jule Charney Medal, recognized “for pioneering research on atmospheric dynamics and climate change and leadership in innovative climate model development.”
From AMS Journals
Serendipity Leads to the SAIL-SPLASH-SOS Special Collection
Three field campaigns—the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL); the Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology...
Donors
Endowing the Future of Observational Science
Over the course of a long career at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Wilson’s work has contributed to advances that are now widely used by forecasters and researchers alike. Yet even as technology and modeling capabilities have accelerated, Wilson has remained a strong advocate for maintaining a deep connection to the observations that underpin atmospheric science.
People
Author Interview: Earth in Flames
As longtime AMS Fellows, Brian Toon and Alan Robock have spent their careers studying how Earth’s atmosphere responds to extreme events—from asteroid impacts to nuclear war. Their 2025 book, Earth in Flames, brings decades of atmospheric science into sharp focus, drawing urgent parallels between past mass extinctions and risks humanity faces today.
