Tornadoes
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: Hurricane Slowdown, School Snow Days
Recent research published in AMS journals highlights topics including an increase in tropical cyclone near-shore "rapid slowdown" events, decreasing Northern Hemisphere snow cover, school bus cancellations, and one reason tornadoes may be shifting further southeast.
Authors
Nature at Its Most Extreme: A Conversation with Hank Schyma
AMS spoke with author Hank Schyma to talk about his new book, Storm: Chasing Nature's Wildest Weather. Schyma is a storm chaser, musician, and filmmaker known for his weather photography, nature documentaries, educational science videos, and cinematic music.
Conference Spotlight
DOW Radar Studies of the Mechanisms for Tornadogenesis, Maintenance, and Dissipation
A summary of the recent presentation by Karen A. Kosiba (University of Alabama Huntsville), Joshua Wurman, and Paul Robinson, “DOW...
Conference Spotlight
Radar-determined Intense Tornado Frequencies, Wind Profiles, and the BEST Tornado Study
A summary of the recent presentation by Joshua Wurman (University of Alabama Huntsville), and Karen A. Kosiba, entitled “Radar Determined...
Science Spotlights
After the Storms
Key messages from "The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project," by Karen A. Kosiba (University of Illinois...
Across AMS
Be There: The Roger M. Wakimoto Symposium
A symposium at the 106th AMS Annual Meeting will honor renowned severe weather expert Roger Wakimoto.
From AMS Journals
Tornado Warnings Are Less Likely to Engage Spanish-Speaking Populations
A new BAMS article finds U.S. Spanish speakers are “less likely than English speakers to receive, understand, and respond to tornado watches and warnings."
Across AMS, Conference Spotlight
Tornado Risks: Perceptions and Realities
A session spotlight from the 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms By Katie Pflaumer, AMS Staff The session “Perception and...
Uncategorized
BEST: Capturing the Worst Tornado Winds
Greenfield, Doppler on Wheels, and what happens where a twister meets the ground By Katie Pflaumer, AMS Staff Featured image:...
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...
