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 State of the Climate for 2019. The BAMS Supplement is online and an extended summary appears in the August 2020 print and digital BAMS.
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Annual Meeting Survey
The AMS Meetings Department is conducting a follow-up
survey to evaluate meeting preferences for the 101st Annual Meeting, which will be mostly virtual participation
but might include some in-person components. Your input via this brief survey 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.
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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 Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Visit the Weather Band Membership page for details on exclusive member benefits: for just $28 a year, you will receive
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access to the Weather Band online community,
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full access to the Weather Band website containing stories, video, audio, and interactive features,
- an official certificate with your name and unique membership number,
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an exclusive Weather Band pin and guitar pick keychain,
- a discount coupon for Weather Band store,
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the Weather Band monthly newsletter,
- and more!
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"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 (or digital) edition of the July 2020 issue.
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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 review the candidates' information and vote 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. Contact AMS Member Services to learn how.
Public Access to AMS Publications
As part of AMS’s response to COVID-19, 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? Learn more »
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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. These presentations are now easily accessible, 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.
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Meeting News and Deadlines
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Join us next Thursday, 3 September at 12 PM Eastern
(1600 UTC) for a free webinar on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Environmental Research and Applications.
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. Register now.
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AMS Glossary Word of the Month |
A momentary decrease in the speed of the wind.
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Careers
The
AMS Career Center connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:
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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.
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Congratulations to Ashley Kramlich, Catherine Bodak, and Caleb Saylor, who earned the CBM designation in August!
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Visit our web page to learn more about how AMS Certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.
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