AMS Annual Meeting 2013 Live Blog

Network of GPS stations in Southern California provides unprecedented detail for tracking storm systems and shows promise in improving rainfall and flash-flood predictions. […]

Study to examine potential of utilizing underwater kite systems to generate power from ocean currents and tidal flows. […]

This year, daily record lows in the United States outnumber daily record highs--a huge change from last year, when there were four times as many record highs. […]

Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS) sends radar waves through ice to measure thickness and map subglacial rock. […]

Ice and heat flow model indicates existence of ice almost twice as old as oldest core drilled to date. […]

Study finds tropical locations will be some of the first areas to experience climate that exceeds historical limits. […]

Artist creates map showing track and wind intensity of almost 2,000 tornadoes that traveled at least 20 miles. […]

1 Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late … Continue reading → […]

“I must hurry, for there go my people, and I am their leader.” – sign on the office wall of Jack Townsend in the early 1970’s, when he was an associate administrator of NOAA under Robert M. White. _______________________ Years … Continue reading → […]

Perhaps you were able to watch Marshall Shepherd with Bob Schieffer on CBS’ Face the Nation earlier today. Oh, you missed it? You’ll find the video clip here. Readers of this blog almost certainly include future presidents of the American … Continue reading → […]