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Mysterious Auroras: The Complicated Awe-Inspiring Northern Lights

Lourdes B. Avilés, Ph.D. | News Item | Jan 7, 2025

Murray River Storm

Peter Blacket | Solo | Jan 3, 2025

Poetry (Not) In Motion

AMS Staff | News Item | Dec 29, 2024

Here Comes the Urban Rain Again

AMS Staff | News Item | Dec 23, 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.

All Broadcasting Citizen Science Education Forecasting Severe Weather Technology

Clear Skies Ahead: Cliff Jacobs

AMS Staff | News Item | Dec 15, 2024

Cliff Jacobs, with more than 50 years of experience in research and administration in the government and private sectors, offers some advice for students and early-career professionals.

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

2024 Weather Year in Review

AMS Staff | Webinar | Dec 10, 2024

2024 was another busy year in the weather industry! Events ranged from historic flooding across the southern Appalachians, to the crippling ice storm in the Pacific Northwest, the eclipse, and the aurora borealis! Join us as we take a look back at the memorable and impactful weather events of 202

Castle Rock Clouds

Steven Jones | Solo | Dec 10, 2024

Cool cloud formation in Castle Rock, Colorado on November 30, 2024, around 4:40pm MST.

Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change: A New Book to Combat Misinformation About the Ocean and Atmosphere

AMS Staff | Webinar | Dec 6, 2024

Misinformation spreads fast! In this webinar, marine scientist Ellen Prager and AMS Fellow Dave Jones discuss tackling ocean and atmosphere myths, the importance of credible sources, and their new book packed with facts and humor.

The Start of a Long Rain

AMS Staff | News Item | Dec 1, 2024

~4 Billion Years Ago—The first occurrence of rainfall on Earth, according to recent research that examined oxygen isotopes in ancient minerals.

The Climate Time Machine

AMS Staff | News Item | Nov 24, 2024

As the global climate continues to warm, one may find themselves wondering what kind of temperatures their hometown might experience in the future. The University of Maryland (UM) Center for Environmental Science has developed a new interactive website map called Future Urban Climates that provid

Citizen Science Coast to Coast

AMS Staff | Default | Nov 15, 2024

Want to get involved in research in your community? Check out these projects doing amazing work across the United States.

Clear Skies Ahead: Stephanie Herring

AMS Staff | News Item | Nov 17, 2024

Stephanie Herring, chief of the Geophysical Science Branch at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information in Boulder, Colorado, on helpful skills for someone looking to be employed in the climate world. For more, listen to the Clear Skies Ahead podcast at https://blubrry.com/clear

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.

"El Niño" Nuevo

AMS Staff | News Item | Nov 13, 2024

“This discovery is like finding a new switch in Earth's climate.”
— Balaji Senapati of the University of Reading, on research he led that for the first time successfully simulated a “new El Niño” in the southwestern subtropical Pacific Ocean.

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

Warm Sunset Sky

Ikeda Rina | Solo | Nov 8, 2024

I photographed the sunset sky on a sunny day. Everyone looked up at the sky with smiles and exclaimed, ``It's beautiful!'' It gave me a very warm feeling.

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.

Clear Skies Ahead: Kim Klockow McClain

AMS Staff | News Item | Oct 28, 2024

Kim Klockow McClain, UCAR senior social scientist supporting the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, on the expanding opportunities for people coming into the social sciences. For more, listen to the Clear Skies Ahead podcast (https://blubrry.com/clear_skies_ahead/), with new episodes r

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

Sharing Scientists' Stories: A Conversation with Meteorologist Biographers

AMS Staff | Webinar | Oct 17, 2024

Hear from Jonathan E. Martin, Sean Potter, and Jim Fleming as they explore the lives and groundbreaking work of meteorology pioneers Joanne Simpson, Cleveland Abbe, and Reginald Sutcliffe.

With TEMPO, Pollution Can't Hide

AMS Staff | News Item | Oct 11, 2024

Air pollution information for North America is now available at unprecedented detail with the recent release of data from the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission.

Hurricanes Get Coast-lier

AMS Staff | News Item | Oct 9, 2024

“We’re not talking about intensification out in the middle of the ocean. We’re talking about it happening right at the coastline, where it matters most.”
—Karthik Balaguru of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), on new research he led that shows