Spotlight: New AMS Glossary Platform
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The online AMS Glossary of Meteorology has moved to a new web home! It is now hosted securely, features a new theme that stylistically matches other AMS web materials, and it is now responsive on all your mobile devices. It includes new links to Spanish-language dictionaries and glossaries, provided by the AMS Latinx Committee.
Visit the Glossary today for peer-reviewed, authoritative definitions of more than 12,000 meteorological terms, and remember: you can suggest new terms or revisions to this dynamic resource.
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Weathercaster Survey
A new study from the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University (the folks who produce Climate Matters—a science-based, localized climate reporting resource program for TV weathercasters) finds that the proportion of weathercasters who say they have informed their viewers about the local impacts of climate change has increased dramatically since 2017. Learn about changes in the views and reporting practices of TV weathercasters in the survey report.
AMS Student Opportunities
We are looking for dependable undergraduate student members to work directly with AMS staff members assisting in moderating sessions for the virtual elements of the 101st AMS Annual Meeting. While not working, Student Assistants can present their own work, network, attend sessions, visit the virtual exhibits, and access all the virtual elements of the 101st Annual Meeting for free! Training will be provided. Visit the Student Assistant Program page to learn more, and apply by 30 October!
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AMS Weather Band
In preparation for our launch, we're excited to announce the availability of unique Weather Band apparel and accessories for you and your weather-loving friends! Visit the Weather Band Store today,
and check back often as we will be adding new items in time for the opening of Weather Band membership later this month! Don’t forget to tune in for updates
and join the fun on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram.
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"20 April 2004. Known as 'Terrible Tuesday' in the Illinois Valley. A wedge tornado tracked from southwest of Granville, Illinois, through the town of Utica. Along the way, the tornado struck my high school. I immediately changed my college major from engineering to meteorology!"
—Vittorio Gensini, Northern Illinois University. For the full interview about Dr. Gensini's work on extended range tornado forecasting, see your August 2020 print (or digital) BAMS.
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Did You Know?
Recent Career Podcast Releases
In our most recent episodes of Clear Skies Ahead, AMS talked to Ryder Fox, a Research Fellow in the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship program at the University of Miami and a Consultant at Diversity Learning Solutions, and to Sheila Steinberg, a Professor of Social and Environmental Sciences and Faculty President at Brandman University in Irvine, CA.
New Letter to NSF
From time to time, AMS signs letters of support with other organizations in an effort to reach policy and thought leaders on critically important topics across the greater scientific community. Recently AMS joined 42 other organizations on a new letter sent to leaders at the National Science Foundation urging them to work with our societies to address and surmount the challenges that COVID-19 poses to the research enterprise.
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Meeting News and Deadlines
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AMS Glossary Word of the Month |
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Weather variables, especially wind, temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation, that influence fire starts, fire behavior, or fire suppression. Learn more »
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Careers
The
AMS Career Center connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:
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Certification Corner
AMS Certifications are respected credentials that provide you with professional recognition and strengthen your connections to the public, the atmospheric science community, and its resources.
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Congratulations to Kellen Jones, David Gold, and Frederick Campagna, who recently earned the CCM designation! | |
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Congratulations to James Duncan, Erika Martin Rodriguez, Peyton Sanders, and Josh Wurster, who recently earned the CBM designation! | |
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Congratulations to Sammy Hadi, Julia Little, and Wendy Litaker-Bonham, who recently earned the CAT designation! | |
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Visit our web page to learn more about how AMS Certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.
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