MEMBERSHIP & GIVING JOURNALS & PUBLICATIONS MEETINGS & EVENTS EDUCATION & CAREERS POLICY PROGRAM GET INVOLVED DONATE LOG IN Home About AMS News AMS Newsroom Welcome to the AMS Newsroom, a source where media can tap into the latest news in the weather, water, and climate community. Services for Members of the Media Sign Up for News Updates Get the latest news releases and updates from AMS. SUBSCRIBE Find an Expert Looking for an expert to talk to in the weather, water, and climate community? SUBMIT REQUEST Attend a Meeting Our meetings provides an excellent opportunity for media with a number of presentations, special programs, and exhibits. READ MORE AND REGISTER News Blog Posts Statements Position Letters News Releases 28 July 2021 Derecho Possible in the Upper Midwest Today Severe thunderstorms are expected to erupt late this afternoon in the upper Midwest and, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), they could organize into a single, large bowing line capable of widespread damaging winds called a derecho tonight. Last summer a very destructive derecho blitzed Iowa with wind gusts over 100 mph. SPC’s Day 1 […] 17 March 2021 Southeasterners Perceive Tornado Risk Dangerously Different Than They Should, Especially at Night While a major winter storm last month was plastering the United States from Texas and New Mexico to New England with heavy snow and ice, volatile conditions in the Southeast (SE) spawned damaging and deadly tornadoes. One of these overnight Monday, February 16, tragically took the lives of 3 people and injured 10 in coastal […] 13 January 2021 The 101st AMS Annual Meeting: Find Your (Virtual) Pathways of Major Themes We’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […] 10 January 2021 AMS Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 5: Community Engagement As we mentioned in the first post in this series of potential “Virtual” Pathways through the rich AMS Annual Meeting program of parallel conferences, this year’s overarching theme is especially powerful: “Strengthening engagement with communities through our science and services.” This is a statement of needs, accomplishments, and future priorities all in one. After the […] 10 January 2021 AMS Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 4: Social Justice After a year of substantial social injustice-fueled upheavals, the 101st AMS Annual Meeting builds on social justice themes all week and you could make social justice the theme of you own virtual programming, picking and choosing your way through the sessions if you’re so inclined, right from the centerpiece Presidential Forum on Sunday, “Building a […] Sign Up for News Updates Register for a Meeting Find an Expert News Releases Browse or Search the Journals Insights The Front Page Blog The Capitol Hill Briefing Series Have a general news question or want more information about AMS? Contact Rachel Thomas-Medwid; rthomas@ametsoc.org, (617) 227-2425 x3955. Corporate Patron Follow us Soundings Our monthly newsletter for AMS members and friends. SUBSCRIBE Read the Latest Issue Learn more about AMS Mission of AMS Annual Meeting Awards & Honors Statements Annual Reports Organization and Administration AMS Executive Director Search AMS Lands' End Apparel Affiliate Sites Journals Online AMS Community AMS Weather Band Front Page Blog AMS Bookstore AMS Store Archived Meeting Presentations Living on the Real World Blog Contact AMS EMAIL & PHONE CONTACTS amsinfo@ametsoc.org Phone: 617-227-2425 Fax: 617-742-8718 Headquarters: 45 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108-3693 DC Office: 1200 New York Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-3928 © Copyright 2021 American Meteorological Society | Privacy Policy and Disclaimer