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AMS Blog, The Front Page
- September 16, 2024
- Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Annareli Morales
- This National Hispanic Heritage Month spotlight features Dr. Annarelli Morales, air quality policy analyst for Weld County in northern Colorado.
- September 9, 2024
- Trailblazer meteorologist Eugenia Kalnay (1942–2024)
- Remembering a giant in meteorology: Eugenia Kalnay helped improve weather forecasts and save lives worldwide. She was a leader and influential mentor to many.
- August 30, 2024
- Endangered Knowledge: Bird Nests Help Farmers Predict Rain in Rajasthan
- Traditional knowledge about a ground-nesting bird helps farmers in India predict seasonal rainfall.
- August 22, 2024
- Key Takeaways from the “State of the Climate in 2023”
- Earth hit record highs in global temps, greenhouse gases, sea level, and more last year. By AMS Staff Last year, global high temperatures, warm oceans, and massive wildfires broke records and sparked increasing concern about climate change. Now the annual State of the Climate report, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers ... Read more
- August 14, 2024
- Bill Hooke and Life on the Real World
- A new NOAA oral history archive spotlights lessons from a life in science and policy William H. “Bill” Hooke, PhD (AMS senior policy fellow emeritus), has both led and thought a great deal about developments in weather, water, climate (WWC) and society at large over more than half a century. He worked for the National ... Read more
- August 5, 2024
- Beach Safety for Broadcasters
- A session highlight from the 51st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology/7th Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication By Katie Pflaumer, AMS staff The ocean looked aggressive. It was 6:45 a.m. on June 13 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and my weather app was warning me about the possibilities of dangerous currents. A coastal hazard statement was ... Read more
See complete list of statements in force
- The Future of Ecological Forecasting
Adopted by AMS Council on 19 January 2024
- Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science
Adopted by the AMS Council 17 November 2023
- July 31, 2024
- AMS Science Preview: Wind farms affect typhoons; homelessness and heatstroke; Seacor Power
- February 27, 2024
- Polar Climates Changing in Fundamental Ways
- December 21, 2023
- AMS Awards First-Ever Certified Digital Meteorologist (CDM) Designations
- 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