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Want to speak with one voice? Then be of one accord.

“… the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” – Jesus[1] “The thought is father to the deed.” – American proverb We meteorologists frequently find ourselves urged to speak with one voice. As the opening quotes remind us, unanimity … Continue reading

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Think the AMS doesn’t speak with one voice?

Then check out this remarkable visual created by Dr. Joanna Boehnert (a visiting fellow at CIRES) and posted on her Ecolabs blog: Here’s how Dr. Boehnert describes the graphic: The poster illustrates relationships between prominent actors and major organizations participating … Continue reading

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Speak with one voice? Or vive la différence?

The meteorological community occasionally wrings its hands at “our failure to speak with one voice.” It would really be interesting to hear your (likely differing) voices on this topic! In hopes of stimulating such a discussion, here’s a perspective to … Continue reading

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Speaking with one voice: building accord.

“If you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to go far, walk together.” – African Proverb “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” – Benjamin Franklin “Hatred is so much … Continue reading

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Speaking with one voice: identifying pre-existing accord

“Recent” LOTRW posts have dealt with our desire to “speak with one voice” as an Earth observations, science, and services community, however tightly or loosely defined. On July 29 (an eternity ago, as measured in blogosphere years!) we agreed on … Continue reading

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Former NWS Directors speak out.

This past week, the five living former directors of the National Weather Service issued an open letter to the American people. Their letter makes a powerful statement on an unfolding national risk, and a moving tribute to unsung NWS employees. … Continue reading

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Want to be an effective voice for science?

Watch and learn. “It’s startling to know there are individuals on the brink of adulthood who have spent their entire lives in a climate that, largely due to human activity, is vastly different from the one their parents experienced growing … Continue reading

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WxGeeks. A serious voice in a vital national conversation.

WxGeeks. The name for this weekly offering of The Weather Channel has a lighthearted, slangy feel, but don’t be fooled. The conversation is pure gravitas. To see this, it helps to review a little history. Time was, more than half … Continue reading

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Flocking behavior: implications for communicating with one voice

How important is it for meteorologists to “communicate with one voice?” What does that phrase mean in the context of our community? And if communicating with one voice is desirable, how might we go about it? A July 17 LOTRW … Continue reading

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Notes from the 2013 International Hazard Mitigation Practitioners Symposium

One appealing and substantively important feature of the annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshops is the co-mingling of researchers and practitioners. That co-mingling leads to what social scientists in the crowd like to call co-production of knowledge. The three days’ … Continue reading

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