#WomensHistoryMonth Spotlight: Wendy Abshire, former director of the AMS Education Program, spent 35+ years advancing research and education at NSF’s NCAR/UCAR.
An AMS Fellow and incoming EEC Commissioner, she has also received multiple AMS awards.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4cARxzr
In a finding that could inform development of more precise El Niño forecasts, a new @dukeenvironment.bsky.social study reveals that variability in ocean salt content affects El Niño intensity.
Learn more about their study on the salinity-El Niño connection: https://bit.ly/4rNWrxt
Student attendees talking to the poster presenter at the 106th Annual Meeting. Photo credit: Dee Zunker Photography.
Student members, did you know you can attend an AMS specialty meeting for free?
Apply for a travel grant to cover your travel expenses and registration fees for an opportunity to learn, connect, and collaborate at our meetings 🤩
Check your eligibility and apply today: https://bit.ly/4bhQ52a
Graphic for the AMS webinar "Languages of the Sky & the First Internet of Weather" featuring moderator Rich Clark, Belay Demoz, Jim Fleming, Victoria Slonosky, and Peter Thorne with their headshots and affiliations on the right. Title of the webinar, description, date, and time on the left.
From Franklin’s Gulf Stream chart to Luke Howard’s cloud taxonomy, shared language turned scattered observations into a global network 🌎
Learn how communication, coding, and trust made the atmosphere our first international data network.
Register today: https://bit.ly/46rYa36
Attendees clapping for the 2026 AMS Awards and Honors recipients at the 106th Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony. Photo credit: Dee Zunker Photography.
Do you know someone whose work deserves recognition🏆?
AMS Awards and Honors celebrate outstanding contributions across our enterprise and recognize individuals at every career stage. Help lift up those whose work deserves recognition✨
Start a nomination today: https://bit.ly/4tZxtNl
"Irreparable harm." On AMS Headlines, learn how the AMS community is responding to plans to "dismantle" a linchpin of atmospheric and related sciences, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): https://bit.ly/4u2mYJ2
From meteorology to marine science, physics to public policy—these are just a few of the degrees being pursued by the recent class of AMS graduate fellowship and scholarship recipients 🎓🌟
Meet these outstanding students on AMS Headlines 🗞️: https://bit.ly/4l0BooP
Could weather have shaped the outcome of Gettysburg? A meteorologist–historian team investigates.
Read the AMS Headlines interview to learn how science is reshaping our understanding of the past: https://bit.ly/4kVwUjn
#BlackHistoryMonth Spotlight: Deanna Hence is shaping the future of atmospheric science through research on storm systems and inclusive science communication. Her work blends cutting-edge science with mentorship and community impact.
Learn more about her journey: https://bit.ly/3MNhcKE
The high-resolution simulations in the MESACLIP dataset include such features as snow cover on land and sea surface temperatures in the oceans. Photo credit: NCAR.
A team of scientists from @tamu.bsky.social and NCAR (@ncar-ucar.bsky.social) has created an unprecedented set of high-resolution Earth system simulations that is freely available to the scientific community.
Learn more about the MESACLIP project: https://bit.ly/4rBK9bg
Congratulations to our student award winners from #AMS2026! @ametsoc.org #WaterWednesday
A photo of AMS 2025 President Dave Stensrud with 2025 Senior Named Scholarship recipient Caitlyn Borst at the 106th Annual Meeting Scholarship and Fellowship Luncheon.
Are you a junior undergraduate studying atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic sciences?
Apply for the AMS Senior Named Scholarship for a chance to receive $2,000-$10,000 in financial support 💰
Check to see if you're eligible and apply by 1 April: https://bit.ly/3F4J1dc
#BlackHistoryMonth Spotlight: Greg Jenkins is an AMS fellow and past recipient of the Charles E. Anderson Award. From mentoring the next generation of diverse scientists to advancing climate science on a global scale, his work continues to inspire.
More about his journey: https://bit.ly/4kNQC0q
Graphic for the All Things Radar: Severe Weather event with a short description in the bottom, and date and time of the event.
Level up your storm-chasing skills at this @girlswhochase.com x @comet-meted.bsky.social event!
This interactive workshop dives into key radar products, hail detection, storm lifecycle analysis, mobile radar case studies, and more📡
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3MlWKAr
During the WMO’s Year of Polar Prediction (2022), multinational research stations participated in a special winter observing period focused on prediction and services for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Learn more about their findings on AMS Headlines🗞️: https://bit.ly/3MhvwuL
In case anyone is interested in exactly what a “bomb” cyclone is (from the @ametsoc.org Glossary). There’s a link to the MWR paper that coined the term there too! #mawx
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In a study published in #JAtmosOceanicTechnol, @tamu.bsky.social researchers identified an ideal method for measuring surface currents over large areas that uses drones and wave-based current mapping.
See how this could change how we track near-surface ocean velocity fields: https://bit.ly/4kOUyOr
📣 Exciting news 🌏
The American Meteorological Society (@ametsoc.org) and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (@amosupdates.bsky.social) have signed an MoU to boost collaboration on meetings, communication, climate science, and education. 🤝
#AMOS #AMS #Climate #Australia
Congratulations to the students winners of the First Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Climate at the @ametsoc.org 106th Annual Meeting in Houston! 🌤️🌎
A sincere thank you to our judges for your time and expertise in making this event a success. 👏🌀
A new #BulletinAMS article highlights record-breaking Italian hail, profiles Osservatorio Meteorologico Regionale dell’Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente Friuli Venezia Giulia, and discusses hail's impact on Italy's culture, economy, and music.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qNs1KG
#BlackHistoryMonth Spotlight: Lelan Statom (@lelanstatom.bsky.social) is an award-winning meteorologist with almost 40 years of experience in news media. At NewsChannel 5 he is senior meteorologist and cohost of the popular long-running lifestyle show Talk of the Town.
More: https://bit.ly/4qCR8zD
Celebrating 6 years with @ametsoc.org 🎉
The American Meteorological Society hosts 13 prestigious journals on KGL PubFactory (journals.ametsoc.org), supported by KGL production and KGL Accucoms sales representation.
Proud to power a seamless publishing workflow together. Happy anniversary, AMS! 🌤️
Graphic for the 2026 AMS Madison Summit featuring a list of conferences, date, and location.
🛎️ Call for Papers: 2026 #AMSMadisonSummit!
Be part of one of the largest joint meteorology conferences—showcase your research and connect with colleagues across the weather, water, and climate sciences.
Abstract submission closes on 19 March. Learn more and submit here: https://bit.ly/3JGP5LD
Vytas Reid Podast with quote on AI playing a role in broadcast meteorology.
⚡In our most recent Clear Skies Ahead episode, we talk to Vytas Reid, Morning Meteorologist at CBS News Detroit.
🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3F90sJz
[TOMORROW] Last day to register for #AMS37Hurr at the lowest rate!
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The faces behind the committee🌀
These are some of the AMS Tropical Meteorology & Tropical Cyclones Committee members: researchers, forecasters, and leaders dedicated to advancing science and strengthening our tropical community.
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#TropicalMeteorology #TropicalCyclones #Climate #MJO
Performance metrics of 6-hourly WRF FZL, linear regression, and U-Net postprocessing (U-Net-RMSE, U-Net-GMM, and U-Net-log) forecasts during December 2016–March 2017 over the Yuba–Feather watershed: (a) Pearson’s correlation coefficient and (b) RMSE vs CNRFC observations as a function of lead time (hours). Figure 4 from Afzali Gorooh et al. (2026).
CW3E Publication Notice: "Enhancing Deterministic Freezing-Level Predictions in the Northern Sierra Nevada through Deep Neural Networks" in @ametsoc.org's Journal of Hydrometeorology.
For a summary of this paper, visit: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-publica....
Thanks to the American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org for their responsible statement in response to the harmful decision of the USA to rescind the EPA endangerment finding. www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
Accumulated (a)–(c) total, (d)–(f) stratiform, and (g)–(i) convective precipitation during 12–15 Feb 2019 according to ERA5 (left) and WRF simulations groups using Tiedtke (center) and Grell–Freitas (right) convective schemes. Note the change in color bar between total/stratiform and convective precipitation. Figure 6 from Luna-Niño et al. (2026).
CW3E Publication Notice: "Convection Embedded in an Atmospheric River: Exploring Precipitation Sensitivity to Convective Parameterizations" in @ametsoc.org's Monthly Weather Review.
For a summary of this paper, visit: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-publica....
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