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Learn about Weather Modification Before World War I, hail cannons, and historical attempts to control weather, reduce damage from storms, and protect crops. 

Weather observations became a major business in the 19th century, as countries recognized the importance of this science and competed to gain economic and strategic advantages. The Austrians created the first national meteorological service in the world in 1851. England was a close second, as Admiral Robert FitzRoy founded the United Kingdom Meteorological Office in 1854. Other countries followed: India in 1875, Finland in 1881, and the United States Weather Bureau in 1890.

"Think Like a Lifeguard" this Spring Break, upcoming summer, and beyond

There is an important resource that members of the AMS Weather Band may not have on their radar, but should: Statements of the AMS. These are relatively short (a few pages) documents that provide the authoritative position of the AMS on an issue or topic. AMS Statements are created following a very tightly proscribed and rigorous process that involves experts in the subject are being covered and multiple levels of careful review.

Take a step into the studio at a national weather network to see how a 24/7 production of weather forecasts works.

Lars Hoffmann comments on satellite images showing a pattern of atmospheric gravity waves after the eruption of a volcano in the South Pacific

Wind-speed capability of a planned testing facility at Florida International University (FIU) that the National Science Foundation recently awarded a $12.8 million grant clocks in at 200 miles per hour. 

How a thunderstorm changed Europe forever.

In our first hybrid in-person and virtual webinar, broadcast from the Collective Madison Meeting, GOES-R Program Scientist Dan Lindsey discusses GOES-18. Dan is joined by Moderator Bill Line of the NESDIS/STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch in Fort Collins, Co.

“Sites that once appeared to be great places to build a ballpark are now expected to be underwater.”