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Poetry (Not) In Motion
AMS Staff | News Item | Dec 29, 2024
Here Comes the Urban Rain Again
AMS Staff | News Item | Dec 23, 2024
Clear Skies Ahead: Cliff Jacobs
AMS Staff | News Item | Dec 15, 2024
Weather Band Spotlight
Kevin Kloesel
Kevin is responsible for providing weather forecast and weather safety information to University
of Oklahoma stakeholders and direct forecast and weather decision making for hundreds of
events annually on the OU Campus.
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The U.S. Just Experienced Its Warmest Meteorological Fall on Record
Amber Liggett | News Item | Dec 12, 2024
As the years pass, we are seeing shorts and tee shirts being worn a lot later into the season as temperatures are staying warmer longer into the fall. This year was no exception. But don’t expect fall as we know it to completely disappear, but be aware of the changes we are experiencin
Clear Skies Ahead: Brandon Katz
AMS Staff | News Item | Nov 11, 2024
Brandon Katz, executive vice president, strategy, at KatRisk in Austin, Texas, on one experience that sparked the passion for his career. For more, listen to the Clear Skies Ahead podcast at https://blubrry.com/clear_skies_ahead/, with new episodes released every month.
Our Evacuation from the Mountains of North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Rod Scott | Solo | Nov 8, 2024
After Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina, Rod Scott and five other guests found themselves stranded at a remote bed-and-breakfast in the Pisgah National Forest. Cut off by landslides, flooding, and power outages, they relied on a generator, a hybrid car, and limited internet access to stay co
Coming Back for (Milli)seconds
AMS Staff | News Item | Nov 3, 2024
1.33 milliseconds per century—The amount of time since 2000 that days are getting longer because of rapidly melting ice at Earth’s poles, according to research recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Celebrating Women's Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences
AMS President Anjuli S. Bamzai | News Item | Oct 21, 2024
I grew up in a family that valued intellectual pursuits, discipline, and the importance of women’s education—and was provided the support to make sure I received that education despite external social and cultural barriers. In the 1930s, when my mother was young, such values were unco
