Forecasting D-Day: The Questions We Didn’t Have Time to Answer
June 11, 2026
The AMS webinar Forecasting D-Day: The Science Behind History and the Story Behind Pressure explored one of the most consequential weather forecasts in history: the prediction that helped determine the timing of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The discussion generated more...
“Pressure”: A nice movie, but with kinked isobars
June 10, 2026
Paul Gross on what the new movie "Pressure" gets right, and wrong, about D-Day meteorology and Operation Overlord Source
Chasing Storms for Science
June 09, 2026
Storm chasers Jen Walton and Anastasia Tomanek, of Girls Who Chase, work with the Doppler On Wheels team to pursue the secrets of tornadoes and hailstorms. Source
Appreciating the AMS Community on World Ocean Day
June 08, 2026
iStock/Tunatura The ocean is critical to the vitality of our planet. It regulates the climate, produces over half the oxygen we breathe, and sustains life on Earth. This World Ocean Day AMS recognizes the critical role the ocean has in our everyday lives and the people in our community that seek a...
Heat, version-2026
June 08, 2026
Summer hazards are coming; how can we ensure that the warnings of those hazards are heeded? Source
Can AI Be Safe, Accurate, and Beneficial in Science?
June 04, 2026
A preview of the "AI Ethics & Policy in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise" session at the 2026 AMS Washington Forum/Summer Community Meeting Source
New AMS Special Collection: An Unusual Decade of ENSO
June 02, 2026
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is currently a hot topic, with predictions growing for a “Super El Niño” that could lead to widespread extreme weather events. It’s more important than ever to understand ENSO dynamics and effects, which makes the new special collection from AMS Journals,...
The Potential of Long-Lead El Niño Forecasts
June 01, 2026
By Desislava Petrova et al. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the phenomena with the greatest capacity to alter the Earth’s climate conditions, and it is associated with numerous climate hazards and extreme weather events around the world. It is also the most significant source of...
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