Lapenta named director of NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction

— posted on Jan 07, 2014 01:38 PM

William Lapenta, Ph.D., is the new director of NOAA‘s National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).

AAG Names Warren Washington its 2014 Honorary Geographer

— posted on Jan 07, 2014 01:26 PM

The Association of American Geographers has chosen Warren M. Washington to receive the 2014 AAG Honorary Geographer Award for his contributions as a pioneer in the development of coupled climate models and recognizes him as a leading scientist in the area of climate variability and change.

Chris Hayes talks to his panel about global warming deniers and the season we call “winter.”

For centuries we have marveled at the diversity of snowflakes and told our children that each snowflake is unique (just like our little darlings!)

Helping the National Weather Service improve its performance

— posted on Dec 20, 2013 11:03 AM

With an increase in the number of deadly and costly severe weather events, the National Weather Service has been seeking to step up its game by providing better information in a timelier manner to communities, states, emergency responders and the public.