- January 24, 2017
- AMS Reaffirms Freedom of Scientific Expression
The AMS readopted its official statement on "Freedom of Scientific Expression" during its Annual Meeting this week in Seattle.
- January 24, 2017
- Lockheed Martin to be AMS Corporate Patron
AMS announces that Lockheed Martin Corporation will be a Corporate Patron for 2017.
- January 23, 2017
- AMS Announces New BAMS Digital Edition
This new release of BAMS Digital Edition provides an improved viewing experience whether you’re on a PC or mobile device.
- January 22, 2017
- AMS Journals Now Open Access After One Year
Move provides quicker access to peer-reviewed scientific research.
- December 8, 2016
- AMS Announces Winners of 2017 Elections
The AMS announces winners of the 2017 elections for AMS president as well as five new council members, based on AMS membership voting.
- October 5, 2016
- AMS Names 2017 Award Winners, Fellows, and Honorary Members
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) today announced its 2017 award winners, Fellows, and Honorary Members, given out each year to recognize outstanding contributions made by individuals or organizations to the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences.
- June 14, 2016
- AMS Journals Cut Production Time While Increasing Their Impact
AMS has made an unprecedented 30% reduction in the time needed to prepare and publish accepted manuscripts to its scientific journals.
- May 18, 2016
- AMS Publications Director Receives Distinguished Service Award
AMS Director of Publications Ken Heideman receives the Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Science Editors.
- March 9, 2016
- Scientists Locate World's Top Lightning Hotspot
New research published by AMS uses satellite data to determine that the world’s top lightning hotspot is in northwest Venezuela, not in Africa’s Congo Basin, as previously thought.
- January 12, 2016
- AMS ELIMINATES AUTHOR CHARGES FOR WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND SOCIETY
The AMS eliminates author charges for its journal Weather, Climate, and Society to encourage more social scientists to submit papers.
- December 21, 2015
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY PENNY PRITZKER TO SPEAK AT 96TH AMS ANNUAL MEETING
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker will take part in an informal Town Hall discussion at the 96th AMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans on January 11, 2016. Secretary Pritzker will provide remarks, followed by an armchair conversation with NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan.
- November 20, 2015
- AMS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2016 ELECTIONS
The American Meteorological Society announces the winners of its 2016 elections for AMS president as well as five new council members, based on AMS membership voting.
- November 10, 2015
- WITH RISING FLOODWATERS COMES A WARNING TO MOTORISTS
New Study Underscores Danger of Driving Is Greatest in and around Floodwaters.
- November 5, 2015
- New Report Finds Human-Caused Climate Change Increased the Severity of Many Extreme Events in 2014
Today NOAA released the report, “Explaining Extreme Events of 2014 from a Climate Perspective” published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, which addresses the natural and human causes of individual extreme events from around the world in 2014, including Antarctica.
- October 1, 2015
- AMS NAMES 2016 AWARD WINNERS
AMS today announced the recipients of their 2016 AMS awards. Each year, AMS honors members of the weather, water, and climate community who have made significant contributions through research, communication, service, and other work in the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences.
- July 24, 2015
- AMS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO BETTER SERVE WEATHER, WATER, AND CLIMATE COMMUNITY
AMS announces the launch of its new website, designed to better inform and serve the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic science community. The site makes it easier for the community to be more active and involved and includes updated content and navigation, along with a brand new overall design.
- May 22, 2015
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Article Outlines Twenty-Year Process to Create Meteorological Partnership Between US and Cuba
Few professions in the world benefit from the sharing of information as much as meteorology. Nearly all countries around the world realize the value of sharing meteorological data across their borders. This information collaboration is vital to scientific understanding of the atmosphere and the oceans, as well as essential for accurate forecasts and timely warnings of hurricanes, typhoons, and other severe
weather.
- January 7, 2015
- AMS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH FELLOW SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) today announced two new partner agreements with meteorological societies of other countries to promote greater dialogue and collaboration with others working in the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. The agreements, signed recently with the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) and the Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), were announced at the 95th AMS Annual Meeting being held this week in Phoenix, Arizona.
- January 6, 2015
- AMS ANNOUNCES NEW AWARD IN HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) today announced the creation of a new award honoring scientific research in the field of hydrologic sciences to more closely connect its work in atmospheric sciences with related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. The announcement was made at the 95th AMS Annual Meeting being held this week in Phoenix, Arizona.
- October 3, 2014
- AMS NAMES 2015 FELLOWS
OCTOBER 3, 2014 – BOSTON, MA – The American Meteorological Society (AMS) today named 28 of its members to the prestigious rank of AMS Fellow. The new Fellows are researchers, administrators, journalists, broadcasters, and others from across the water, weather, and climate community in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.