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Peer Review Week 2017: 1. Looking for Reviewers

Peer Review Week 2017: 1. Looking for Reviewers

September 11, 2017

It’s natural that AMS–an organization deeply involved in peer review–participates in Peer Review Week 2017. This annual reflection on peer review...

Disaster Do-Overs

Disaster Do-Overs

September 6, 2017

Ready to do it all over again? Fresh on the heels of a $100+ billion hurricane, we very well may be...

The Trouble with Harvey: Hurricane Intensification Dilemmas

August 25, 2017

Hurricanes like rapidly-changing Harvey are still full of surprises for forecasters. The remnants of Caribbean Tropical Storm Harvey made a startling...

Improving Tropical Cyclone Forecasts

Improving Tropical Cyclone Forecasts

June 30, 2017

Tropical cyclones are usually associated with bad news, but a long-term study about these storms now posted online for publication in...

Washington Forum to Explore Working with the New Administration

April 11, 2017

by Keith Seitter, AMS Executive Director The AMS Washington Forum, held each spring, is organized by the Board on Enterprise...

AMS Journals—Better than Ever

October 20, 2016

by Keith Seitter, AMS Executive Director, and Michael Friedman, AMS Journals Production Manager It is interesting how quickly bad news...

Distinguished Guests

Distinguished Guests

June 22, 2016

by Gwendolyn Whittaker, AMS Publications Coordinator & Peer Review Support Manager In October 2015 an AMS delegation that included a...

New Survey Shows AMS Members' Positions on Climate Change

March 24, 2016

The vast majority of members of the American Meteorological Society agree that recent climate change stems at least in part...

The New Capital of Lightning

The New Capital of Lightning

March 9, 2016

Imagine being awoken late one night by the near constant glow of lightning overhead—often flickering silently but occasionally rumbling deeply...

Milestones for the AMS Education Program

Milestones for the AMS Education Program

February 1, 2016

In a milestone year for the now 25-year-old AMS Education Program, one of the proudest achievements was the successful completion...

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