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With the Atlantic hurricane season in full swing, the topic of the Saharan Air Layer continues to be discussed as a factor contributing to the dearth of storms we are seeing strengthen into named systems this year. The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) is a mass of extremely dry, dusty air that travels over the Sahara Desert in the late spring, summer, and early fall.

Downbursts are strong thunderstorm downdrafts that cause an outflow of horizontal winds near the surface. With such strong winds, observers commonly mistake downbursts for tornadoes, but a downburst is a completely different event...

Every few years, the sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean warm or cool due to a recurring climate pattern called the El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This warming and cooling pattern affects weather worldwide...

This March, Hawaii was hit by three consecutive storm systems that brought flooding rains to the islands. These systems, known as kona lows, are subtropical cyclones that occur during the cooler season in the North Central Pacific...

A list of the ACM sponsored events at the upcoming American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Houston as well as the individual contributions of our members.