Monthly Archives: June 2011

So…I was working on a post for the blog just now on leadership and work-life balance. My wife asked what I was doing and I told her. She smiled. “Tell you what,” she said. “Here’s a one-line post for today. … Continue reading →

In each Colloquium, we emphasize that the policy process, especially here in the United States, is shaped by the reality that it occurs in a goldfish bowl, under the constant, pervasive scrutiny of the press, a press that now takes … Continue reading →

Today’s big weather story? Depends upon where you live, but for most of us, it’s the heat, stagnation, and poor air quality over the eastern half of the United States. Expect temperature records to be broken up and down the … Continue reading →

The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium meets this week at a Washington hotel near Union Station. That railroad station, built around 1902 and restored a few decades ago, looks good on the outside, but its interior is a strikingly lovely space. … Continue reading →

In 2001, a little less than one year after our initial AMS discussions, we held our first AMS Summer Policy Colloquium, which ran from June 3-12. The format, which hasn’t changed much since that first year, generally goes something like … Continue reading →

A summer-of-2000 conversation with my then-new boss, Ron McPherson at the AMS: “Brother Hooke, I don’t know exactly what you’ll do for us here. But one thing I do know. You’re going to start and then run the AMS Summer … Continue reading →

Do you see the statement on the image of the Earth above that says “an American Meteorology Society Project?” Well, this blog is not the only such project! Today, and for the next several posts, we’ll be talking about another … Continue reading →

Back on May 26th, I mentioned that I’d been invited to write 250 words on this topic for an on-line forum. Today Yale Environment 360 posted the results. They make interesting reading. Here’s the list of the other contributors: Kevin … Continue reading →

Do you have a few million dollars? Know someone who does? Want to leave a legacy? Are you heartsick about the pain and suffering in Tuscaloosa, Joplin, New Orleans and southern Louisiana, Port-au-Prince, Sendai, Christchurch, Sichuan province, and so many … Continue reading →