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This Christmas, the Gift of Salience
Midwesterners take pride in their ability to handle blizzards and ice that make walking and driving miserable and harrowing, not...
Author, Sailor, Scientist, AMS President-to-Be
“I’ve been trying to keep this to the scientific side tonight, Amy,” Mike said. “But you can tell this has...
Have Your Cake and Communicate Better, Too
UPDATE, 1/16/10: Due to a last-minute change, David Schultz will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting and participate...
Exposing Air Travel Radiation Concerns
The Space Weather Symposium at the AMS Annual Meeting once again will discuss the radiation exposure that airplane passengers get...
On Mars, the Dust Devil's in the Details
Discoveries about the atmospheres of other planets have been closely linked to insights about our own. When a young Carl...
AMS Programs
When Wars Are Hot, Crops Are Not
As if it weren’t enough to keep track of arms trafficking, political mischief, and ethnic tensions around the world, now...
Magic Numbers
The tangibility of numbers makes them an ideal tool for marketing. Telling drivers to slow down isn’t nearly as vivid...
Walking through Problems of Urban Air Quality
Doctors tell us to get more exercise—walking is as good for the body as for the environment. But is it...
Making a MoPED with Big Rigs
Speaking of the future of weather information along transportation corridors, one of the presenters in the Weather and Transportation sessions...
Are Smarter, Safer Roads Good for Us?
It’s not often you hear that congested traffic arteries are good for you. But this is what you find in...
