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Sprites, Splashes, and Storms: Photography Tips from our 2023 Photo Contest Winners

Sprites, Splashes, and Storms: Photography Tips from our 2023 Photo Contest Winners

AMS Staff
August 5, 2024

The Weather Band Photo Contest attracts amazing photo submissions from all over the world. Earlier this year, we were lucky...

Tornado on the Ground: DOW insights from 2024 tornadoes, including the Greenfield, IA EF4
A Force to Be Reckoned With: How Large Storm Complexes Rock the Summertime Landscape

A Force to Be Reckoned With: How Large Storm Complexes Rock the Summertime Landscape

AMS Staff
June 21, 2024

When thunderstorms organize into large complexes or powerful lines, they can produce widespread severe weather, rainfall, and cloud cover, far...

Heading into the 2024 Hurricane Season: What Everyone Needs to Know

Heading into the 2024 Hurricane Season: What Everyone Needs to Know

AMS Staff
April 25, 2024

As we approach the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic basin on June 1, there have been a number...

Weather Lens: the 2023 Weather Band Photo Contest Winners

Weather Lens: the 2023 Weather Band Photo Contest Winners

AMS Staff
April 19, 2024

The 2023 Weather Band Photo Contest winners, Kristy Sharkey, Elan Azriel, and Michael Seger shared the stories behind their winning photographs,...

You, Science, and the Sun: Be a Citizen Scientist During the April 8 Eclipse!

You, Science, and the Sun: Be a Citizen Scientist During the April 8 Eclipse!

AMS Staff
March 15, 2024

Did you know that you can observe the wonder of the upcoming April 8 solar eclipse AND make an important...

Eclipse 2024: Solar Science in Action

Eclipse 2024: Solar Science in Action

AMS Staff
March 1, 2024

Observing a solar eclipse is one of many ways to get in on the fun of doing science. With the...

Hurricane Hazards: Know What You’re Facing

Hurricane Hazards: Know What You’re Facing

AMS Staff
August 24, 2023

We’re now in the middle of Atlantic hurricane season (June through November). Are you prepared? With powerful winds, rain, and...

How the First Weather “Computers” Changed World War II

How the First Weather “Computers” Changed World War II

AMS Staff
November 9, 2021

Behind the bloody beaches of D-Day and the deathly bloom of mushroom clouds in the bright desert, behind supercomputers and...

How Ancient Greece Created Our Climate Zones

How Ancient Greece Created Our Climate Zones

AMS Staff
August 4, 2021

What do we plant? What do we wear? What weather hazards do we prepare for? Climate classifications make it easier...

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