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- May 6, 2024
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Tetsuya “Ted” Fujita
- Nicknamed “Mr. Tornado,” Dr. Tetsuya Theodore ‘Ted’ Fujita, developer of the Fujita scale for tornado intensity, used his background studying the damage from atomic bombs to pioneer research on meteorological hazards.
- May 2, 2024
- SunSketcher (Part 2): Ordinary People Become Solar Eclipse Scientists for a Day
- During the 2024 North American solar eclipse, a pioneering project aimed to use citizen-science smartphone data to help determine the true shape and size of the sun. How did it turn out? This is part two of a two-part post.
- April 29, 2024
- SunSketcher (Part 1): Using Smartphones to Reveal the Shape of the Sun
- During the 2024 North American solar eclipse, a pioneering project aimed to use citizen-science smartphone data to help more accurately determine the shape of the sun.
- March 27, 2024
- Celebrating Women’s Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences
- AMS President Anjul S. Bamzai reflects on trailblazing women meteorologists including June Bacon-Bercey, Anna Mani, and Eunice Newton Foote.
- March 7, 2024
- Changing Coasts and Culture
- The "Convergence Science" symposium at the AMS 2024 Annual Meeting focused on Indigenous voices and the need for the scientific community to more meaningfully engage with Indigenous science and Native peoples.
- February 28, 2024
- Our Turn: Highlights from the AMS Student Conference
- The 2024 AMS Student Conference, held January 27–28 in Baltimore, was a major success, with 740 attendees and 285 poster presentations. If you registered, you can view the Student Conference presentations online now! We checked in with this year’s conference chairs–Melissa Piper (SUNY Albany), Angelie Nieves Jiménez (Colorado State University), and Dillon Blount (University of ... Read more
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- The Future of Ecological Forecasting
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- Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science
Adopted by the AMS Council 17 November 2023
- February 27, 2024
- Polar Climates Changing in Fundamental Ways
- December 21, 2023
- AMS Awards First-Ever Certified Digital Meteorologist (CDM) Designations
- December 13, 2023
- American Meteorological Society Announces David J. Stensrud as New President-Elect
- September 6, 2023
- International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2022
- March 4, 2024
- Multi-organization letter to the FCC on modifying emissions limits for the 24.25-24.45 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz bands
- April 17, 2023
- AMS Inputs to National Spectrum Strategy
- October 28, 2022
- Letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Radiofrequency Spectra Vital to Earth System Observation and Emergency Management
- September 13, 2022
- Multi-organization letter on the SPRES Program Report
- April 25, 2022
- Multi-organization letter to Congress on the Ligado Order
- November 16, 2021
- Joint letter to Senate Commerce Committee on FCC Chair nominee