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State of the Climate, meeting news, new webinar, and more.

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Spotlight: State of the Climate Report

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Dry, but Not Dry

 

The global mean surface temperature made last year one of the three hottest on record, but—depending on which climate metric you follow—that means 2019 was a dry and wet year all at once. In terms of relative humidity over land surface, 2019 was the driest year on record. But in terms of specific humidity (moisture content), it was the 10th year in a row exceeding the 1981–2010 global average. Most of the increased specific humidity was over widespread warm ocean waters. Overall, the 2010s were the moistest, but least saturated, decade on record. For more statistical surprises and trends in recent climate, see the newly released . The BAMS Supplement is online and an extended summary appears in the August 2020 print and digital BAMS.

What's New?

Annual Meeting Survey

The AMS Meetings Department is conducting a follow-up survey to evaluate meeting preferences for the , which will be mostly virtual participation but might include some in-person components. Your input via will help us select the best meeting format.

 

Coming Soon: AMS Student Programs

AMS scholarship/fellowship programs and Annual Meeting programs for student members will open in September. Watch the web pages for information, as we are still figuring out how best to support the Annual Meeting.

AMS Weather Band

A global community of weather enthusiasts is converging in October. Get ready to connect with other weather enthusiasts of all backgrounds, interests, and experience levels from right next door to halfway around the world. Share your wild weather station results, interesting radar images, and photographs and videos now on , , or . for details on exclusive member benefits: for just $28 a year, you will receive

  • access to the Weather Band online community,
  • full access to the Weather Band website containing stories, video, audio, and interactive features,
  • an official certificate with your name and unique membership number,
  • an exclusive Weather Band pin and guitar pick keychain,
  • a discount coupon for Weather Band store,
  • the Weather Band monthly newsletter,
  • and more!

Profiles from BAMS

 

"What began as a side project has transitioned into decades worth of research and storytelling! Laura Ingalls Wilder's books include everything from tornadoes and hail storms to blizzards, droughts to floods, extreme cold to extreme heat."

 

Barbara Mayes Boustead, whose recent BAMS article mines climatological insights from Wilder's novel, The Long Winter. Read more of our interview with Boustead in your print () edition of the July 2020 issue.

Candidates

Richard Clark and Julie Winkler, candidates for AMS President-Elect

Did You Know?

 

AMS Elections

We are currently in the process of electing AMS leadership for 2021 and beyond; all professional members are encouraged to for AMS President-Elect and Council. If you’re a current Student Member and have already earned your undergrad degree, you could be eligible to vote in this year’s election. to learn how.

 

Public Access to AMS Publications

As part of , all AMS Journals content has been freely available since 25 March, and will continue to be freely available through 30 September. Even after 30 September, most of AMS Journals’ content will still be publicly accessible, as it normally is. Curious about what’s available?

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Centennial Monograph: Chapter Author Presentations

Many of the chapter authors of the Centennial Monograph (A Century of Progress in Atmospheric and Related Sciences) capped off their extraordinary writing achievements with presentations on their chapters during the 2020 AMS Annual Meeting. , along with links to the freely available chapters themselves. Listen in as the authors provide extra insights on the challenges of summarizing decades of scientific progress, or go deep on intriguing ideas they continued to ponder after their chapters were written.

Meeting News and Deadlines

101st Annual Meeting update: , and registration will open this month. All oral and poster sessions, panel discussions, and exhibits are moving to a virtual format! Visit the for more information.

 

The 34th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology has reopened Abstract Submissions. !

 

16 September - Content from the 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology Virtual Meeting will be available 16 September.

 

8–9 October - The will take place in a virtual format. Registration will open in early September.

 

26–28 October - The will be held virtually. Register now!

 

The 23rd Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics will now be held in 2022. Check in on the page for details as planning goes forward.

Join us next Thursday, 3 September at 12 PM Eastern (1600 UTC) for a free webinar on .

 

The third of a five-part webinar series cosponsored by the AMS Committee on Open Environmental Information Services and the Committee on Artificial Intelligence Applications for Environmental Science, this webinar will explore specific use cases for leveraging AI/ML technologies for weather and climate research and applications. The speakers will also discuss challenges related to information services that feed these use cases. .

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AMS Glossary Word of the Month

 

A momentary decrease in the speed of the wind.

Careers

 

The connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:

Alexandria, Virginia

National Science Foundation

 

Remote, Other / Non-US

PEMDAS Technologies & Innovations

 

Washington, D.C, Dist. Columbia

Baker Hughes

 

Greenbelt, Maryland

UCAR

 

Washington, Dist. Columbia

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Boulder, Colorado

Spire Global

 

Petaluma, California

Sonoma Technology, Inc.

 

Washington, Dist. Columbia

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

 

College park, Maryland

I.M Systems Group

 

College Park, Maryland

Global Science & Technology

Certification Corner

AMS Certifications are respected credentials that provide you with professional recognition and strengthen your connections to the public, the atmospheric science community, and its resources.

Congratulations to Ashley Kramlich, Catherine Bodak, and Caleb Saylor, who earned the CBM designation in August!

to learn more about how AMS Certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.

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