AMS Science Preview: Texas Floods, Deformed Cities, Olympic Weather
July 13, 2026
The American Meteorological Society continuously publishes research on climate, weather, and water in its 12 journals. Many of these articles are available via early online access–they have been peer-reviewed, but are not yet in their final published form. Below are some examples of recently...
Protecting the House: Jamese Sims on Weather, Preparedness, and Community Resilience
July 13, 2026
In her new book, Protect the House: Weather Doesn't Discriminate, But Impact Does, Sims explores why the same weather event can have dramatically different consequences from one community to another. Blending atmospheric science, historical context, and real-world experience, she examines how...
Building Trust Before the Storm: Ernesto Morales on Weather, Service, and Communication
July 06, 2026
For more than two decades, Ernesto Morales has helped communities across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands prepare for hazardous weather. As warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in San Juan, Morales serves as a bridge between meteorological...
Kar’retta Venable-Davis on the 107th Annual Meeting
July 02, 2026
We’re highlighting the people of AMS, supporting the theme for our upcoming 107th Annual Meeting, “PEOPLE: People Educated On Planet Live Empowered.” AMS member and 2027 Chair for the Committee on Open Environmental Information Services Kar’retta Venable-Davis shares what sparked her passion for...
Current Political Problems for Science Call for More than a Political Response
July 02, 2026
“In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security and they wanted a comfortable life. And they lost it all – security, comfort and freedom. The Athenians finally wanted not to give to society, but for society to give to them. When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from...
New Rule Would Upend Science and Rewrite Federal Grantmaking
July 01, 2026
AMS responds to an OMB rule that would restructure federal grants and give political appointees vastly more authority over grantmaking. Source
How 2026 World Cup Venues Handle the Heat (and Humidity, and Storms…)
June 29, 2026
Meteorologists discuss how cities are keeping fans safe from dangerous weather during the World Cup--and what fans can do to prepare. Source
Looking to the Next Generation
June 26, 2026
The next generation of weather, water, and climate scientists (NGWWC) will have tools at their disposal that previous generations didn’t have. The NGWWC scientists will embrace AI as a tool to assist in deciphering data, building new methods and models, and further developing new tools. We can’t...
AMS and Virginia Sea Grant Launch New Policy Fellowship
June 26, 2026
The American Meteorological Society and Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) have launched a new partnership designed to strengthen the pipeline between Earth system science and public policy. Through the inaugural VASG-AMS Policy Fellowship, recent PhD graduate Mahshid Ahmadian will spend the next year...
LGBTQ+ Pride Month Spotlight: Yunji Zhang
June 25, 2026
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. In this post, we spotlight the career of one of our LGBTQ+ community members, Yunji Zhang. Zhang is an assistant professor in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at The Pennsylvania State University, and affiliated with the Penn State Center for...
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