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- Poison Ivy SoapOur mild Poison Ivy jewelweed Soap contains the juices from jewelweed, along with soothing coconut, olive and palm oils, to effectively remove the nasty urushiol (the invisible plant oil) that causes the itching, burning rash of poison ivy.
- Best Day Tasks for January 24, 2020Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Castrate Farm Animals, Dig...
- Current Moon Phase: New MoonThe Moon's current percentage of illumination is 0%.
- Gardening by the Moon for January 24, 2020A good time to kill plant pests or do plowing....
- Fishing Calendar for January 24, 2020Evening - FAIR
- Moon's Astrological Place for January 24, 2020♒ Aquarius - Waterman (Legs)
- Northeast & New England WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Gusty winds; rain changing to snow.
- Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Frigidly cold air plunges south from Canada. Snow showers and...
- Southeast U.S. WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Very cold; blustery winds.
- North Central U.S. WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Temperatures plummet to as low as 40�° below across the...
- South Central U.S. WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Frigidly cold!
- Northwest U.S. WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Fair/cold.
- Southwest U.S. WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Stormy Utah, points east. Heavy accumulations mountains. Fair elsewhere.
- Newfoundland, Labrador WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Some snow/flurries, then clearing skies; cold.
- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Gusty winds; rain showers changing to snow.
- Ontario WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Frigidly cold air pushes across the Heartland Province. Heavy snow...
- Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Temperatures plummet as low as -40 C.
- British Columbia WeatherJanuary 24 - January 27: Fair, cold.
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Our mild Poison Ivy jewelweed Soap contains the juices from jewelweed, along with soothing coconut, olive and palm oils, to effectively remove the nasty urushiol (the invisible plant oil) that causes the itching, burning rash of poison ivy.
Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Castrate Farm Animals, Dig...
The Moon's current percentage of illumination is 0%.
A good time to kill plant pests or do plowing....
Evening - FAIR
♒ Aquarius - Waterman (Legs)
January 24 - January 27: Gusty winds; rain changing to snow.
January 24 - January 27: Frigidly cold air plunges south from Canada. Snow showers and...
January 24 - January 27: Very cold; blustery winds.
January 24 - January 27: Temperatures plummet to as low as 40�° below across the...
January 24 - January 27: Frigidly cold!
January 24 - January 27: Fair/cold.
January 24 - January 27: Stormy Utah, points east. Heavy accumulations mountains. Fair elsewhere.
January 24 - January 27: Some snow/flurries, then clearing skies; cold.
January 24 - January 27: Gusty winds; rain showers changing to snow.
January 24 - January 27: Frigidly cold air pushes across the Heartland Province. Heavy snow...
January 24 - January 27: Temperatures plummet as low as -40 C.
January 24 - January 27: Fair, cold.
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Weather News provided by BBC News Science & Environment©
- Space cookies: First food baked in space by astronautsThey were cooked in a special oven at the International Space Station - but are yet to be tasted.
- Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029The firm says it plans to build up to 15 of the mini reactors, which can be delivered by a lorry.
- Canadian start-up GHGSat to make global methane mapA private company tracing methane emissions is building a global map of the gas in Earth's atmosphere.
- Mummy returns: Voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest brought to lifeExperts use 3D printing and speech technology to replicate the voice of Egyptian priest Nesyamun.
- Mount Vesuvius eruption: Extreme heat 'turned man's brain to glass'Experts say the man's brain, found in the Roman town of Herculaneum, was affected by extreme heat.
- Wanted - volunteers to monitor Britain's growing slug populationThe first survey in decades will look at the 40 or more species thought to be living in Britain.
- Cut meat and dairy intake 'by a fifth', report urgesTaxes may be needed to curb eating meat and dairy in the effort to combat climate change.
- Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white'Acute stress damages stem cells that control hair and skin colour, a study suggests.
- Space mission to reveal 'Truths' about climate changeA UK-led satellite aims to get an absolute measurement of the light reflected off Earth's surface.
- Earth's oldest asteroid impact 'may have ended ice age'The 2.2 billion-year-old asteroid impact may explain the end of an ice age, scientists say.
- Davos 2020: Prince Charles meets Greta ThunbergThe heir to the throne calls for a "paradigm shift" in the way the world deals with climate change.
- Sizewell: RSPB Minsmere nature reserve fears 'environmental impact' on wildlifeEDF Energy wants to build new reactors next to the existing Sizewell B near Minsmere nature reserve.
- New UK housing 'dominated by roads'Roads are dominating new housing developments, a report says, despite more people wanting to drive less.
- Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audienceThe US president attacks activists at the World Economic Forum, with Greta Thunberg in the audience.
- Davos: 'Forget about net zero, we need real zero' - Greta ThunbergThe 17-year-old activist tells world leaders that 'fiddling around with numbers' will not be enough.
- New solar power source and storage developedTie-up of flexible solar film and energy storage aims to take homes and business off-grid.
- SpaceX completes emergency crew escape manoeuvreThe US company demonstrates how it would rescue astronauts during a failing rocket launch.
- Human impact on nature 'dates back millions of years'The impact of humans on nature may have been far greater and longer-lasting than we thought, say scientists.
- Barometric pressure in London 'highest in 300 years' at leastHigh pressure at Heathrow Airport reaches 1,049.6 millibars - a record for the UK's capital.
- Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer'Research is at an early stage but scientists said it had huge potential for destroying cancers.
- People urgently fleeing climate crisis cannot be sent home, UN rulesBut it rejects a claim by a man whose Pacific Island nation is threatened by rising sea levels.
- Malaysia returns 42 containers of 'illegal' plastic waste to UKMalaysia will not become "the garbage dump of the world", says the country's environment minister.
- Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other itemsOne of the world's biggest users of plastic plans to phase out most single-use items by 2025.
- Australia fires: 'Apocalypse' comes to Kangaroo IslandAustralia's Kangaroo Island has been likened to Noah's Ark - but its unique wildlife is under threat.
- More precious than gold: Why the metal palladium is soaringThe price of the precious metal palladium has hit a record high of $2,500 an ounce as demand rises.
- Sir David Attenborough warns of climate 'crisis moment'We're at a pivotal point in efforts to tackle climate change, the naturalist and broadcaster warns.
- Microsoft makes 'carbon negative' pledgeThe tech giant promises to remove all the carbon it has emitted since its founding in 1975.
- What does Trump actually believe on climate change?He has called it all of these things: "mythical", "a hoax", not a hoax, and "a very serious subject".
- Birmingham car ban: How would the scheme work?A scheme to stop cars travelling across the city has been proposed, but how would it actually work?
- Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'What would happen if Australia followed the ancient bushfire management practices of Aboriginal people?
- Australia fires: How do we know how many animals have died?A biodiversity expert suggests almost half a billion animals might have been affected in Australia.
- The scientist powering drones with 'happy gas'The hydrogen-powered drone which could revolutionise the travel industry.
- Australia fires: A visual guide to the bushfire crisisHow Australia has been battling bushfires during a devastating fire season.
- Belching in a good way: How livestock could learn from Orkney sheepThe sheep of North Ronaldsay could teach other livestock how to belch in a way less harmful to the climate.
- Extinction: A million species at risk, so what is saved?With around one million species at risk, how do conservationists decide what species to save?
- New engine tech that could get us to Mars fasterNasa wants to send humans to Mars one day, but do we have the engines to get us there?
- Climate change: 'We're not perfect', says Marion Cotillard on Antarctica tripActor Marion Cotillard says even remote places like "pristine" Antarctica are being harmed by humans.
- Iguanas falling from trees in FloridaAs temperatures drop in Florida more and more iguanas are plummeting to the ground.
- Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schoolsThe West African country has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.
- Davos 2020: Prince Charles offers stark warning over 'approaching catastrophe'At the World Economic Forum, he asked: "Do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing?"
- Davos: Greta Thunberg & Donald Trump clash on climate changeThe Swedish climate activist and the US president gave very different speeches at Davos.
They were cooked in a special oven at the International Space Station - but are yet to be tasted.
The firm says it plans to build up to 15 of the mini reactors, which can be delivered by a lorry.
A private company tracing methane emissions is building a global map of the gas in Earth's atmosphere.
Experts use 3D printing and speech technology to replicate the voice of Egyptian priest Nesyamun.
Experts say the man's brain, found in the Roman town of Herculaneum, was affected by extreme heat.
The first survey in decades will look at the 40 or more species thought to be living in Britain.
Taxes may be needed to curb eating meat and dairy in the effort to combat climate change.
Acute stress damages stem cells that control hair and skin colour, a study suggests.
A UK-led satellite aims to get an absolute measurement of the light reflected off Earth's surface.
The 2.2 billion-year-old asteroid impact may explain the end of an ice age, scientists say.
The heir to the throne calls for a "paradigm shift" in the way the world deals with climate change.
EDF Energy wants to build new reactors next to the existing Sizewell B near Minsmere nature reserve.
Roads are dominating new housing developments, a report says, despite more people wanting to drive less.
The US president attacks activists at the World Economic Forum, with Greta Thunberg in the audience.
The 17-year-old activist tells world leaders that 'fiddling around with numbers' will not be enough.
Tie-up of flexible solar film and energy storage aims to take homes and business off-grid.
The US company demonstrates how it would rescue astronauts during a failing rocket launch.
The impact of humans on nature may have been far greater and longer-lasting than we thought, say scientists.
High pressure at Heathrow Airport reaches 1,049.6 millibars - a record for the UK's capital.
Research is at an early stage but scientists said it had huge potential for destroying cancers.
But it rejects a claim by a man whose Pacific Island nation is threatened by rising sea levels.
Malaysia will not become "the garbage dump of the world", says the country's environment minister.
One of the world's biggest users of plastic plans to phase out most single-use items by 2025.
Australia's Kangaroo Island has been likened to Noah's Ark - but its unique wildlife is under threat.
The price of the precious metal palladium has hit a record high of $2,500 an ounce as demand rises.
We're at a pivotal point in efforts to tackle climate change, the naturalist and broadcaster warns.
The tech giant promises to remove all the carbon it has emitted since its founding in 1975.
He has called it all of these things: "mythical", "a hoax", not a hoax, and "a very serious subject".
A scheme to stop cars travelling across the city has been proposed, but how would it actually work?
What would happen if Australia followed the ancient bushfire management practices of Aboriginal people?
A biodiversity expert suggests almost half a billion animals might have been affected in Australia.
The hydrogen-powered drone which could revolutionise the travel industry.
How Australia has been battling bushfires during a devastating fire season.
The sheep of North Ronaldsay could teach other livestock how to belch in a way less harmful to the climate.
With around one million species at risk, how do conservationists decide what species to save?
Nasa wants to send humans to Mars one day, but do we have the engines to get us there?
Actor Marion Cotillard says even remote places like "pristine" Antarctica are being harmed by humans.
As temperatures drop in Florida more and more iguanas are plummeting to the ground.
The West African country has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.
At the World Economic Forum, he asked: "Do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing?"
The Swedish climate activist and the US president gave very different speeches at Davos.
National Geographic©
- Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care CostsChemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
- As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier LungsNew study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
- Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running LowRising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
- Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
- How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's TaleThe Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
- Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an IslandA fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
- Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
- What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous ScientistsIn the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
- New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in SiberiaScientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
- Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
- Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
- 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has DiedEugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
- Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest HomelandBy winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
- Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
- 'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of NorwegiansOur correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
- Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide PipelineThe never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
- New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impact"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
- Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in MyanmarFishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
- Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand BeachNearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
- 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in TimeWhiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
- New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the RiseThe amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
- Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California CoastTiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
- Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds MultitudesPacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
- To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the MangrovesCoral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
- National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the PlanetWe should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
The American Meteorological Society©
- What If: Hurricane Michael’s Extensive Wind Swath Would Devastate Houston, NWS says“In summary, it’s going to be bad.” That’s how Jeff Evans with the NWS in Houston/Galveston began Wednesday’s presentation, “What if Hurricane Michael Struck Houston? An Examination of Inland Wind Damage,” at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting in Boston. He was boots on the ground after Hurricane Michael slammed the panhandle as a Category 5 […]
- 10-m Resolution Quarter-Trillion Gridpoint Tornadic Supercell Simulation MesmerizesAn exceptionally high resolution simulation of a supercell thunderstorm fascinated conferees Tuesday at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting in Boston. Leigh Orf of the University of Wyoming presdented imagery and animations of the simulation that ran on the Blue Waters Supercomputer. With a 10 m grid spanning 11,200 X 11,200 X 2,000 (251 billion) grid […]
- Record January Thaw for the 100th AMS Annual Meeting Adds to “Unconventional” Weather Trend[UPDATED] You’ve heard it before: The convergence of thousands of meteorologists at AMS Annual Meetings brings unusual weather to the host city. Spring-like warmth this weekend in this year’s host city of Boston is continuing this trend. As of 2 pm ET Sunday, the temperature at Logan International Airport has climbed to at least 73 […]
- Students Converse with Air Force Hurricane Hunter Flight Meteorologists, Tornado Field ResearcherSaturday’s Student Conference at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting kicking off in Boston featured a series of Conversations with Professionals to gain insight into a variety of career choices, the work these professionals in our field currently do, and how they got where they are today. This year’s series, in which short introductions are followed […]
- In Celebration: American Weather Enterprise Collaborating to Protect Lives and PropertyBy Mary M. Glackin, AMS President-Elect, and Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder and CEO, AccuWeather In his acclaimed book, The Signal and the Noise, noted statistician Nate Silver examines forecasts of many categories and finds that most forecast types demonstrate little or no skill, and most predictive fields have made insignificant progress in accuracy over the […]
- Tornado Researchers Gather to Improve Wind Speed EstimationThe Wind Speed Estimation (WSE) standards committee–jointly supported by AMS and the American Society of Civil Engineers–is holding its 9th meeting this week in conjunction with an NSF-funded Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and ReducTion Symposium (THWARTS) at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. The WSE committee began in 2014 to develop standards for an improved process […]
- AMS Goes for 100% Renewable Electricity for Its 100th Anniversaryby Bob Henson, AMS Councilor and Chair, AMS Committee on Environmental Stewardship (ACES) Those of us involved with climate change in our professional lives—researchers, educators, authors, students—often feel the need to “walk the walk” in a demonstrable way. AMS is one of the world’s premier organizations involved with peer-reviewed research on our changing atmosphere, so […]
- So, Just What Do “Sunny” Southern California Broadcast Meteorologists Do?You know the perception: It never rains in Southern California, so forecasting the weather there is easy. Not so fast, says Anthony Yanez of KNBC TV in Los Angeles. In his recent presentation at the 47th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology in San Diego, titled “Forecasting Southern California: Not as Easy as you Think,” Yanez takes […]
- Peer Review: A Foundational Component of Our Scienceby Keith L. Seitter, CCM, AMS Executive Director This week we join many other scientific publishers celebrating Peer Review Week to highlight the importance of high-quality peer review in the scientific process. The process of peer reviewing research results has been an indispensable component of the modern scientific enterprise: when scientists talk about having reached a […]
- Report: Hurricane Michael Upgraded to Category 5 at Landfall2018’s devastating Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle at Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base in October at Category 5 intensity with 160 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center announced Friday. That’s 5 mph higher than Michael’s wind estimate of 155 mph at the time of landfall. In its post-storm tropical cyclone report, […]
“In summary, it’s going to be bad.” That’s how Jeff Evans with the NWS in Houston/Galveston began Wednesday’s presentation, “What if Hurricane Michael Struck Houston? An Examination of Inland Wind Damage,” at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting in Boston. He was boots on the ground after Hurricane Michael slammed the panhandle as a Category 5 […]
An exceptionally high resolution simulation of a supercell thunderstorm fascinated conferees Tuesday at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting in Boston. Leigh Orf of the University of Wyoming presdented imagery and animations of the simulation that ran on the Blue Waters Supercomputer. With a 10 m grid spanning 11,200 X 11,200 X 2,000 (251 billion) grid […]
[UPDATED] You’ve heard it before: The convergence of thousands of meteorologists at AMS Annual Meetings brings unusual weather to the host city. Spring-like warmth this weekend in this year’s host city of Boston is continuing this trend. As of 2 pm ET Sunday, the temperature at Logan International Airport has climbed to at least 73 […]
Saturday’s Student Conference at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting kicking off in Boston featured a series of Conversations with Professionals to gain insight into a variety of career choices, the work these professionals in our field currently do, and how they got where they are today. This year’s series, in which short introductions are followed […]
By Mary M. Glackin, AMS President-Elect, and Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder and CEO, AccuWeather In his acclaimed book, The Signal and the Noise, noted statistician Nate Silver examines forecasts of many categories and finds that most forecast types demonstrate little or no skill, and most predictive fields have made insignificant progress in accuracy over the […]
The Wind Speed Estimation (WSE) standards committee–jointly supported by AMS and the American Society of Civil Engineers–is holding its 9th meeting this week in conjunction with an NSF-funded Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and ReducTion Symposium (THWARTS) at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. The WSE committee began in 2014 to develop standards for an improved process […]
by Bob Henson, AMS Councilor and Chair, AMS Committee on Environmental Stewardship (ACES) Those of us involved with climate change in our professional lives—researchers, educators, authors, students—often feel the need to “walk the walk” in a demonstrable way. AMS is one of the world’s premier organizations involved with peer-reviewed research on our changing atmosphere, so […]
You know the perception: It never rains in Southern California, so forecasting the weather there is easy. Not so fast, says Anthony Yanez of KNBC TV in Los Angeles. In his recent presentation at the 47th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology in San Diego, titled “Forecasting Southern California: Not as Easy as you Think,” Yanez takes […]
by Keith L. Seitter, CCM, AMS Executive Director This week we join many other scientific publishers celebrating Peer Review Week to highlight the importance of high-quality peer review in the scientific process. The process of peer reviewing research results has been an indispensable component of the modern scientific enterprise: when scientists talk about having reached a […]
2018’s devastating Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle at Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base in October at Category 5 intensity with 160 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center announced Friday. That’s 5 mph higher than Michael’s wind estimate of 155 mph at the time of landfall. In its post-storm tropical cyclone report, […]
