History
Eight Decades: Mapping New England Catastrophe
Eighty years ago today (September 21st), the Great New England Hurricane of 1938 ripped across New York’s Long Island and...
1871 Hawaii Hurricane Strike Shows Lane's Imminent Danger Isn't Unprecedented
Powerful Hurricane Lane is forecast to skirt if not directly hit Hawaii as a slowly weakening major hurricane today and...
Epic Blizzards Paralyzed New England, Midwest 40 Years Ago
By Chris Cappella, AMS It began with a whisper. And ended in smothered silence for millions. I’ll never...
For Climate Science, Transitions Continue
The Inauguration of Donald Trump yesterday marked the end of the Transition. Yet, the end of the Transition with a big...
New AMS Book Remembers the Great New England Hurricane
It has been known by many names: the Yankee Clipper, the Great New England Hurricane, the Long Island Express ....
Across AMS, AMS Programs, Perspectives
King's Dream Is "Tangible for Me:" Perspectives from a Scientist
by J. Marshall Shepherd, AMS President. Reprinted from The Mind of J. Marsh. I had no intentions of writing anything...
Remembering the Battle . . . and the Weather
As Gettysburg National Military Park commemorates the 150th anniversary of the momentous and bloody battle fought there (it took place...
UCAR Videos Bring the Past Back into Focus
For history buffs, YouTube is an incredibly addictive site. Are you a football fan? Maybe you’d like to watch some...
Across AMS
Accepting Nominations for the 2012 Harry Wexler Award
A meeting focused on technology. A commitment to look back at where we’ve been and where we’re going. Striving for...
Perspectives
Walking a Fine Hydrologic Line
by Robert V. Sobczak, National Park Service, Big Cypress National Preserve. Reposted from his blog, The South Florida Watershed Journal....
