Engineering

In Memoriam: Donald Earl Aylor

In Memoriam: Donald Earl Aylor

November 3, 2026

Donald Earl Aylor, a pioneering biometeorologist whose research helped advance understanding of how weather and atmospheric conditions influence the spread of plant diseases, died after a long and distinguished career in science. He was a longtime member and Fellow of AMS and a recipient of the AMS Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology Award.

New Standard Aims to Improve Tornado, Severe Wind Estimates

July 10, 2014

By Jim LaDue, NWS Warning Decision Training Branch For more than four decades, the go-to for rating tornadoes has been...

Shovels, Cleats, and Fabrics: Just Another Snow Story

December 20, 2010

The Minnesota Vikings are hosting football outdoors for the first time in 29 years in their hometown, thanks to the...