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- 6 May 2017
- OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HURRICANES
- 5 May 2017
- AMS President Appointed UCLA Vice Chancellor for Research
Roger Wakimoto, AMS president-elect (acting president), has been appointed the UCLA vice chancellor for research.
- 21 April 2017
- Collective Global Climate Statement Released for Earth Day
An international coalition of 33 meteorological and climate societies and institutions have released a Collective Global Climate Statement to coincide with Earth Day on April 22, which this year is focused on environmental and climate literacy.
- 20 April 2017
- AMS Releases New Flash Flood Statement
AMS issued a new statement today advising on the role of science and communication in reducing loss of life in flash flooding situations. Accurate modeling and forecasting of flash floods combined with effective communication of warnings to the public offer the best hope for mitigating this perennial hazard.
- 1 February 2017
- Amicus Groups File Brief to Protect Climate Scientists
The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund has asked the District of Columbia federal District Court to safeguard roughly 8,000 pages of privileged correspondence between nine climate scientists.
- 25 January 2017
- AMS Announces New Journal Co-Chief Editor
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) announced that Professor Timothy DelSole of George Mason University has been appointed co-chief editor of the Journal of Climate (JCLI).
- 24 January 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.
- 24 January 2017
- Lockheed Martin to be AMS Corporate Patron
AMS announces that Lockheed Martin Corporation will be a Corporate Patron for 2017.
- 23 January 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.
- 22 January 2017
- AMS Journals Now Open Access After One Year
Move provides quicker access to peer-reviewed scientific research.
- 9 December 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.
See complete list of statements in force
- Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science
(Adopted by AMS Council on 30 May 2017)
- Flash Floods: The Role of Science, Forecasting, and Communications in Reducing Loss of Life and Economic Disruptions
(Adopted by AMS Council on 17 April 2017)
- Water Resources in the 21st Century
(Adopted by AMS Council on 30 May 2017)
- 21 June 2017
- Letter to DOE Secretary Perry on Climate Change
- 18 May 2017
- Joint Letter on Proposed Visa Changes
- 21 April 2017
- Collective Global Climate Statement
- 6 April 2017
- Multisociety Letter on FY 2017-2018 R&D Budget
- 3 April 2017
- Letter to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on Opening Remarks for the 29 March 2017 Hearing
- 28 March 2017
- Multi-society letter on the HONEST Act
- 13 March 2017
- Letter to EPA Administrator Pruitt on Climate Change
AMS Blog, The Front Page
- 20 June 2017
- Whose Flood Is It, Anyway?
- When water-laden air lifts up the eastern slope of the Rockies, enormous thunderstorms and catastrophic flooding can develop. Americans may remember well the sudden, deadly inundation of Boulder, Colorado, in September 2013. For Canadians, however, the big flood that year was in Alberta. Four years ago this week, 19-23 June 2013, a channel of moist air jetted […]
- 16 June 2017
- Cruising the Ocean’s Surface Microlayer
- Oceans are deep, and they are integral to the climate system. But the exchanges between ocean and atmosphere that preoccupy many scientists are not in the depths but instead in the shallowest of shallow layers. A lot happens in the topmost millimeter of the ocean, a film of liquid called the “sea-surface microlayer that is, […]
- 2 June 2017
- Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement Flouts the Climate Risks
- by Keith Seitter, AMS Executive Director President Trump’s speech announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement emphasizes his assessment of the domestic economic risks of making commitments to climate action. In doing so the President plainly ignores so many other components of the risk calculus that went into the treaty in the first place. […]
- 1 June 2017
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins
- The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has begun. If they haven’t already, people who could be affected by tropical storms and hurricanes should prepare now for the six-month season, which ends November 30 and encompasses the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Here’s what you need to know. Follow the links for more detailed information: What’s […]
- 25 April 2017
- When Art Is a Matter of (Scientific) Interpretation
- We’ve seen plenty of examples of scientists inspiring art at AMS conferences. It is also true that art can inspire scientists, as in the kick-off press conference at this week’s European Geophysical Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. A team of scientists came forward with a new hypothesis about the origins of one of the icons of […]