Science Policy
Perspectives
Current Political Problems for Science Call for More than a Political Response
“In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security and they wanted a comfortable life. And they lost...
AMS Updates
New Rule Would Upend Science and Rewrite Federal Grantmaking
AMS responds to an OMB rule that would restructure federal grants and give political appointees vastly more authority over grantmaking.
Across AMS
AMS and Virginia Sea Grant Launch New Policy Fellowship
The American Meteorological Society and Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) have launched a new partnership designed to strengthen the pipeline between Earth system science and public policy. Through the inaugural VASG-AMS Policy Fellowship, recent PhD graduate Mahshid Ahmadian will spend the next year working with the AMS Policy Program, gaining firsthand experience at the intersection of science, policy, and decision-making. The fellowship reflects a shared commitment by both organizations to prepare the next generation of leaders in the weather, water, and climate enterprise.
Across AMS
Can AI Be Safe, Accurate, and Beneficial in Science?
A preview of the "AI Ethics & Policy in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise" session at the 2026 AMS Washington Forum/Summer Community Meeting
Perspectives
Support for Science
Science in America has fallen on hard times, but there is a path to broadening public support for science and making that support more robust.
AMS Updates
Outreach Is Essential: Use Your Voice!
The administration’s 2027 budget request outlines very large funding cuts to federal science agencies. AMS encourages every member to reach out to Congress and share your thoughts regarding federal funding for the weather enterprise.
AMS Updates
An Earth Day Message to the AMS Community
This Earth Day, AMS President Alan Sealls recaps the early part of 2026 at AMS, and reflects on the need to appreciate our shared planet.
Science Spotlights
AMS Science Preview: AI Forecast Limits, Unpredictable Hurricanes, Mountain-Climbing Storms
New research published in AMS journals suggests that hurricane trends may become less predictable, discusses the limits of machine-learning weather forecasts, outlines a new process for calculating heat index, and more.
Across AMS
NCAR Stories: A Shared Hub of Science Under Threat
With the Trump administration working to “dismantle” it as a source of “climate alarmism,” the future of the National Science...
Perspectives
Living on the Real World? Entropy Is the Real Enemy.
Today’s world would do well to focus on entropy, and how to tame it.
