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Meteorological pioneer Joanne Simpson dies
Joanne Simpson, a world-renowned atmospheric scientist who led the way for today's many women meteorologists, died on Thursday, March 4, in Washington, D.C. She and her husband Robert (Bob) Simpson, who survives her, were a rare example of a wife and husband who were both leaders in the same scientific field. In The AMS Weather Book I characterized their importance:... »
Answers: Weather balloons and airplanes
Q: Hi, I enjoyed "Rise Up" in the March 2010 AOPA Flight Training magazine. I wonder about the danger of those weather balloons and noted your comments about there being "no danger" as it's floating down under parachute. But really, hasn't there ever been an incident or accident associated with one of these balloons where one of them (either... »
Volcanoes, climate, and a doubtful solution
My story on "The volcanic-Climate Connection," which was published in the January-February 2010 issue of Weatherwise magazine, focuses on how a few extremely large volcanoes in the past have cooled the Earth for a few months. At the end of the story I mention that the cooling effects of past eruptions have led some people, including a few atmospheric scientists, to... »
Science librarians honor AMS Weather Book
The Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) organization has selected The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to America's Weather as the "2009 ASLI... »
