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New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
🎄Merry Christmas! Start the new year with fresh insight at our #AMS2026 Presidential Forum💡
Hear from experts in behavioral economics and public policy on how people make critical decisions—from responding to hurricane warnings to planning for climate impacts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sakcQW
Hear from experts in behavioral economics and public policy on how people make critical decisions—from responding to hurricane warnings to planning for climate impacts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sakcQW
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🎄Merry Christmas! Start the new year with fresh insight at our #AMS2026 Presidential Forum💡
Hear from experts in behavioral economics and public policy on how people make critical decisions—from responding to hurricane warnings to planning for climate impacts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sakcQW
Hear from experts in behavioral economics and public policy on how people make critical decisions—from responding to hurricane warnings to planning for climate impacts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sakcQW
The 106th Annual Meeting Virtual Poster Slam is less than a month away!
Mark your calendar for 2-3 PM ET on 20 January to view 50 virtual poster presentations featuring topics like atmospheric chemistry, AI, cloud physics, and more.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qnvMXp #AMS2026
Mark your calendar for 2-3 PM ET on 20 January to view 50 virtual poster presentations featuring topics like atmospheric chemistry, AI, cloud physics, and more.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qnvMXp #AMS2026
December 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The 106th Annual Meeting Virtual Poster Slam is less than a month away!
Mark your calendar for 2-3 PM ET on 20 January to view 50 virtual poster presentations featuring topics like atmospheric chemistry, AI, cloud physics, and more.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qnvMXp #AMS2026
Mark your calendar for 2-3 PM ET on 20 January to view 50 virtual poster presentations featuring topics like atmospheric chemistry, AI, cloud physics, and more.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qnvMXp #AMS2026
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📣 ANOTHER ONE 📣 Join us on Jan 28th at 10AM for 'From Forecasts to Flight: A Talk with the First Meteorologist to Fly Into Space' at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting! Ask questions and chat with Deborah Martorell (the first meteorologist in space) or engage with other women and allies in the field.
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
📣 ANOTHER ONE 📣 Join us on Jan 28th at 10AM for 'From Forecasts to Flight: A Talk with the First Meteorologist to Fly Into Space' at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting! Ask questions and chat with Deborah Martorell (the first meteorologist in space) or engage with other women and allies in the field.
The specialized laser instrument on flights to and from McMurdo Station will collect information about how much carbon dioxide is going in and out of the Southern Ocean.
More about the Southern Ocean Carbon Gas Observatory project: https://bit.ly/4auVMLB
Photo credit 📷: Mack Goodstein/NSF NCAR
More about the Southern Ocean Carbon Gas Observatory project: https://bit.ly/4auVMLB
Photo credit 📷: Mack Goodstein/NSF NCAR
December 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The specialized laser instrument on flights to and from McMurdo Station will collect information about how much carbon dioxide is going in and out of the Southern Ocean.
More about the Southern Ocean Carbon Gas Observatory project: https://bit.ly/4auVMLB
Photo credit 📷: Mack Goodstein/NSF NCAR
More about the Southern Ocean Carbon Gas Observatory project: https://bit.ly/4auVMLB
Photo credit 📷: Mack Goodstein/NSF NCAR
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A Christmas present for you soccer fans.
At the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting next month, I'll be presenting a FIFA World Cup lightning risk assessment.
To do this, I've taken NLDN/GLD360 lightning data during the World Cup period 2016-2025. Here are the pretty maps.
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At the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting next month, I'll be presenting a FIFA World Cup lightning risk assessment.
To do this, I've taken NLDN/GLD360 lightning data during the World Cup period 2016-2025. Here are the pretty maps.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A Christmas present for you soccer fans.
At the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting next month, I'll be presenting a FIFA World Cup lightning risk assessment.
To do this, I've taken NLDN/GLD360 lightning data during the World Cup period 2016-2025. Here are the pretty maps.
⚽🧪
(1/6)
At the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting next month, I'll be presenting a FIFA World Cup lightning risk assessment.
To do this, I've taken NLDN/GLD360 lightning data during the World Cup period 2016-2025. Here are the pretty maps.
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Synoptic is excited to share that Elizabeth Wilson, Director of Weather Programs, will speak at @ametsoc.org AMS 2026!
To learn more about Elizabeth's presentation at AMS 2026 follow the link below.
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#AMS2026 #WeatherData #RealtimeData
To learn more about Elizabeth's presentation at AMS 2026 follow the link below.
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#AMS2026 #WeatherData #RealtimeData
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Synoptic is excited to share that Elizabeth Wilson, Director of Weather Programs, will speak at @ametsoc.org AMS 2026!
To learn more about Elizabeth's presentation at AMS 2026 follow the link below.
🔗zurl.co/rpehe
#AMS2026 #WeatherData #RealtimeData
To learn more about Elizabeth's presentation at AMS 2026 follow the link below.
🔗zurl.co/rpehe
#AMS2026 #WeatherData #RealtimeData
Election results are in, and we are happy to announce the AMS President-Elect and incoming AMS Council Members for 2026!
💫 President-Elect: Richard (Rick) Spinrad
💫 Incoming Council Members: Marilyn Averill, Julie Demuth, Jordan Gerth, Maureen McCann, and Aaron Piña
More: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
💫 President-Elect: Richard (Rick) Spinrad
💫 Incoming Council Members: Marilyn Averill, Julie Demuth, Jordan Gerth, Maureen McCann, and Aaron Piña
More: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Election results are in, and we are happy to announce the AMS President-Elect and incoming AMS Council Members for 2026!
💫 President-Elect: Richard (Rick) Spinrad
💫 Incoming Council Members: Marilyn Averill, Julie Demuth, Jordan Gerth, Maureen McCann, and Aaron Piña
More: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
💫 President-Elect: Richard (Rick) Spinrad
💫 Incoming Council Members: Marilyn Averill, Julie Demuth, Jordan Gerth, Maureen McCann, and Aaron Piña
More: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
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"NCAR scientists have provided crucial insights on severe storms, flash floods, drought, air quality, wildfires, climate, & weather prediction...These discoveries improve early warnings & weather forecasts, ensure enhanced transportation safety & reduce adverse impacts of hazards...they save lives"
New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
December 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"NCAR scientists have provided crucial insights on severe storms, flash floods, drought, air quality, wildfires, climate, & weather prediction...These discoveries improve early warnings & weather forecasts, ensure enhanced transportation safety & reduce adverse impacts of hazards...they save lives"
New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
December 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
Join this session as panelists discuss how linking the perspectives and values of science and faith communities can create mutual benefits.
Discover ways to bring these groups together and enhance communication and understanding of weather and climate science.
More: https://bit.ly/4oIZg0v #AMS2026
Discover ways to bring these groups together and enhance communication and understanding of weather and climate science.
More: https://bit.ly/4oIZg0v #AMS2026
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Join this session as panelists discuss how linking the perspectives and values of science and faith communities can create mutual benefits.
Discover ways to bring these groups together and enhance communication and understanding of weather and climate science.
More: https://bit.ly/4oIZg0v #AMS2026
Discover ways to bring these groups together and enhance communication and understanding of weather and climate science.
More: https://bit.ly/4oIZg0v #AMS2026
"Making warnings accessible in both Spanish and English isn’t just about inclusivity, it’s about ... supporting timely, life-saving action."
A #BulletinAMS paper details a persistent language gap in awareness and understanding of tornado safety warnings:
https://bit.ly/4916PtQ
A #BulletinAMS paper details a persistent language gap in awareness and understanding of tornado safety warnings:
https://bit.ly/4916PtQ
December 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Making warnings accessible in both Spanish and English isn’t just about inclusivity, it’s about ... supporting timely, life-saving action."
A #BulletinAMS paper details a persistent language gap in awareness and understanding of tornado safety warnings:
https://bit.ly/4916PtQ
A #BulletinAMS paper details a persistent language gap in awareness and understanding of tornado safety warnings:
https://bit.ly/4916PtQ
Get to know your colleagues and their research in #BulletinAMS!
In the latest Digital Edition: unveiling the mysteries of #SundownerWinds, studying #thundersnow on Lake Ontario, the effects of open water in the #Arctic, and more!
Read here: http://bit.ly/3XJGA5X
In the latest Digital Edition: unveiling the mysteries of #SundownerWinds, studying #thundersnow on Lake Ontario, the effects of open water in the #Arctic, and more!
Read here: http://bit.ly/3XJGA5X
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Get to know your colleagues and their research in #BulletinAMS!
In the latest Digital Edition: unveiling the mysteries of #SundownerWinds, studying #thundersnow on Lake Ontario, the effects of open water in the #Arctic, and more!
Read here: http://bit.ly/3XJGA5X
In the latest Digital Edition: unveiling the mysteries of #SundownerWinds, studying #thundersnow on Lake Ontario, the effects of open water in the #Arctic, and more!
Read here: http://bit.ly/3XJGA5X
Did you know we have seven Core Science Keynotes from Monday to Thursday at the 106th Annual Meeting?
Check out topics including environmental information processing technologies, severe weather seasonal prediction, air quality research, and more: https://bit.ly/4puufhY #AMS2026
Check out topics including environmental information processing technologies, severe weather seasonal prediction, air quality research, and more: https://bit.ly/4puufhY #AMS2026
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Did you know we have seven Core Science Keynotes from Monday to Thursday at the 106th Annual Meeting?
Check out topics including environmental information processing technologies, severe weather seasonal prediction, air quality research, and more: https://bit.ly/4puufhY #AMS2026
Check out topics including environmental information processing technologies, severe weather seasonal prediction, air quality research, and more: https://bit.ly/4puufhY #AMS2026
⚡In our most recent Clear Skies Ahead episode, we talk to Erica Grow Cei, Public Affairs Specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Silver Spring, MD.
🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3F90sJz
🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3F90sJz
December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
⚡In our most recent Clear Skies Ahead episode, we talk to Erica Grow Cei, Public Affairs Specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Silver Spring, MD.
🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3F90sJz
🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3F90sJz
Highlighted in a recent Weather and Forecasting article, scientists used manually gathered snowfall data from across the West to train a new model that outperforms existing weather prediction models.
Read more on how they used high-quality data to train the model: https://bit.ly/499Pb7l
Read more on how they used high-quality data to train the model: https://bit.ly/499Pb7l
Improving snowfall forecasts in the Mountain West - @theU
U atmospheric scientists use manually gathered snowfall data from across the West to train a new model that outperforms existing weather prediction models.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Highlighted in a recent Weather and Forecasting article, scientists used manually gathered snowfall data from across the West to train a new model that outperforms existing weather prediction models.
Read more on how they used high-quality data to train the model: https://bit.ly/499Pb7l
Read more on how they used high-quality data to train the model: https://bit.ly/499Pb7l
In memoriam of Dr. Richard Stolarski, join us for the Richard Stolarski Symposium at the 106th Annual Meeting, featuring sessions on ozone research and a ticketed dinner on Tuesday night.
Learn more and add the dinner event to your #AMS2026 registration: https://bit.ly/44m0F66
Learn more and add the dinner event to your #AMS2026 registration: https://bit.ly/44m0F66
December 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In memoriam of Dr. Richard Stolarski, join us for the Richard Stolarski Symposium at the 106th Annual Meeting, featuring sessions on ozone research and a ticketed dinner on Tuesday night.
Learn more and add the dinner event to your #AMS2026 registration: https://bit.ly/44m0F66
Learn more and add the dinner event to your #AMS2026 registration: https://bit.ly/44m0F66
Effective leadership matters now more than ever as technology and cross-sector roles evolve.
Join this presidential session as experts explore the human element in leadership and the traits that help teams and organizations thrive 🌟
Learn more and register for #AMS2026: https://bit.ly/3KKac02
Join this presidential session as experts explore the human element in leadership and the traits that help teams and organizations thrive 🌟
Learn more and register for #AMS2026: https://bit.ly/3KKac02
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Effective leadership matters now more than ever as technology and cross-sector roles evolve.
Join this presidential session as experts explore the human element in leadership and the traits that help teams and organizations thrive 🌟
Learn more and register for #AMS2026: https://bit.ly/3KKac02
Join this presidential session as experts explore the human element in leadership and the traits that help teams and organizations thrive 🌟
Learn more and register for #AMS2026: https://bit.ly/3KKac02
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GWC training season is here, ya'll -- and we're kicking off with a new kind of event to answer your requests for more time to learn about radar! 🥳⛈️📡
More info in thread ⬇️, but all the details also at girlswhochase.com/radarworkshop
More info in thread ⬇️, but all the details also at girlswhochase.com/radarworkshop
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
GWC training season is here, ya'll -- and we're kicking off with a new kind of event to answer your requests for more time to learn about radar! 🥳⛈️📡
More info in thread ⬇️, but all the details also at girlswhochase.com/radarworkshop
More info in thread ⬇️, but all the details also at girlswhochase.com/radarworkshop
Lighting flashes that ignite wildfires are “larger and 3–4 times brighter” than average strikes, and tend to come from weaker, drier storms, according to a study of U.S. western wildfires.
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3XyDXUs
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3XyDXUs
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Lighting flashes that ignite wildfires are “larger and 3–4 times brighter” than average strikes, and tend to come from weaker, drier storms, according to a study of U.S. western wildfires.
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3XyDXUs
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3XyDXUs
Explore careers in forecasting for aviation and communicating weather to the public. Learn about key skills, coursework, and opportunities that prepare students and early-career scientists for success in these exciting and impactful fields.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4iMfXae
Register now: https://bit.ly/4iMfXae
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Explore careers in forecasting for aviation and communicating weather to the public. Learn about key skills, coursework, and opportunities that prepare students and early-career scientists for success in these exciting and impactful fields.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4iMfXae
Register now: https://bit.ly/4iMfXae
🛎️ Did you know? The #AMS2026 Annual Awards Ceremony is on Sunday, 25 January!
Right after the Presidential Forum, stick around for the Annual Meeting Welcome & Awards Ceremony—plus the Welcome Reception that follows🤩
Mark your calendar for this full evening of events: https://bit.ly/4ipYkg6
Right after the Presidential Forum, stick around for the Annual Meeting Welcome & Awards Ceremony—plus the Welcome Reception that follows🤩
Mark your calendar for this full evening of events: https://bit.ly/4ipYkg6
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🛎️ Did you know? The #AMS2026 Annual Awards Ceremony is on Sunday, 25 January!
Right after the Presidential Forum, stick around for the Annual Meeting Welcome & Awards Ceremony—plus the Welcome Reception that follows🤩
Mark your calendar for this full evening of events: https://bit.ly/4ipYkg6
Right after the Presidential Forum, stick around for the Annual Meeting Welcome & Awards Ceremony—plus the Welcome Reception that follows🤩
Mark your calendar for this full evening of events: https://bit.ly/4ipYkg6
Adjacent urban areas increase each other’s heat island effects, according to a modeling study by researchers from USU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Salt Lake City may raise the temperatures in Ogden and Provo by up to 1°C.
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3KBz9L0
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3KBz9L0
December 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Adjacent urban areas increase each other’s heat island effects, according to a modeling study by researchers from USU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Salt Lake City may raise the temperatures in Ogden and Provo by up to 1°C.
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3KBz9L0
Read more in #JApplMeteorClimatol: https://bit.ly/3KBz9L0
Authors can now submit a new type of article to #JHydrometeor: "Data Technical Articles" focus on open data sets.
Hear from JHM Chief Editor Viviana Maggioni about how this new offering will serve the research community: https://bit.ly/3XBm8nB
Hear from JHM Chief Editor Viviana Maggioni about how this new offering will serve the research community: https://bit.ly/3XBm8nB
“Data Technical Articles” for Open Science
The Journal of Hydrometeorology is now accepting “Data Technical Articles” in response to growing need in the Earth science literature for high-quality, open data sets. What does this mean for authors...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Authors can now submit a new type of article to #JHydrometeor: "Data Technical Articles" focus on open data sets.
Hear from JHM Chief Editor Viviana Maggioni about how this new offering will serve the research community: https://bit.ly/3XBm8nB
Hear from JHM Chief Editor Viviana Maggioni about how this new offering will serve the research community: https://bit.ly/3XBm8nB
Research has revealed “pinned clouds” over gas-fired Texas power plants. These clouds aren't steam from chimneys: they form when air rises over heat sources near dawn, and can stay in the same place over an hour.
Read more in #BulletinAMS: https://bit.ly/4pKAvlo
Read more in #BulletinAMS: https://bit.ly/4pKAvlo
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Research has revealed “pinned clouds” over gas-fired Texas power plants. These clouds aren't steam from chimneys: they form when air rises over heat sources near dawn, and can stay in the same place over an hour.
Read more in #BulletinAMS: https://bit.ly/4pKAvlo
Read more in #BulletinAMS: https://bit.ly/4pKAvlo
In this #AMS2026 short course, leading experts will provide an overview and tutorial on using weather satellites for analysis, forecasting, research, and support to customers and operators📡
✅ Learn more and add it to your registration: https://bit.ly/3XOhMJM
✅ Learn more and add it to your registration: https://bit.ly/3XOhMJM
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In this #AMS2026 short course, leading experts will provide an overview and tutorial on using weather satellites for analysis, forecasting, research, and support to customers and operators📡
✅ Learn more and add it to your registration: https://bit.ly/3XOhMJM
✅ Learn more and add it to your registration: https://bit.ly/3XOhMJM