History
AMS Programs
Bill Hooke and Life on the Real World
A new NOAA oral history archive spotlights lessons from a life in science and policy William H. “Bill” Hooke, PhD...
People
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Syukuro “Suki” Manabe
By Anjuli S. Bamzai, AMS President My graduate advisor at George Mason University, Dr. Jagadish Shukla, displayed the photos of...
People
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Tetsuya “Ted” Fujita
By AMS President Anjuli S. Bamzai Blossoming cherry trees are stars of springtime in Washington, D.C., and the most popular...
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Celebrating Women’s Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences
By AMS President Anjuli S. Bamzai I grew up in a family that valued intellectual pursuits, discipline, and the importance...
In History
The 1938 Hurricane
By Dr. Lourdes B. Avilés The One to Which All New England Hurricanes Are Compared… I have said that phrase...
Conference Spotlight
Decades of Innovation in Weather Broadcasting
Celebrating the 50th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology We’re back with the second of three posts highlighting memories from longtime broadcast...
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Wilder Weather: Data and Science in the Novel, The Long Winter
Even tall tales have their facts, but in historical fiction the myriad factual details often far outshine the story itself. In the ever popular...
"Decision-making under meteorological uncertainty" for D-Day's Famous Forecast
The success of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy was due in part to one of history’s most famous weather forecasts,...
“Decision-making under meteorological uncertainty” for D-Day’s Famous Forecast
The success of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy was due in part to one of history’s most famous weather forecasts,...
Making Sure No Tornado Damage Is Too Small
Planetary, synoptic, meso-alpha, meso-beta, local, and more—there are atmospheric scales aplenty discussed at AMS meetings. Enter microtopography, a once-rare word increasingly...
