Session 3 Navigating the Digital Landscape: Modern Approaches to Weather Information and Alerts

Monday, 13 January 2025: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
342 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation
Chair:
Matt R. Lanza, Spectrum Los Angeles, Meteorologist, Denver, CO
Cochairs:
Ashley Morris, Prince George's County (MD) Emergency Management and Brandon A. Black

The digital media landscape has exploded over the past decade and transformed the way people consume information including weather and climate information.  It has forced the broadcast and weather communication industries to re-think how they deliver everything from daily weather forecasts to environmental science information to the public.  But digital media has also opened up new opportunities and ways for more people, experts and novices alike, to communicate and educate about weather, climate, and the connection to society.  Amateur weather enthusiasts have proliferated thanks to social media platforms, and unique avenues such as podcasts help reach a broad set of audiences.  The AMS has recognized the importance of this technology shift by recently establishing its Certified Digital Meteorologist program.  This session will focus on use cases demonstrating the benefits of digital media platforms like social media, podcasts, newsletters, blogs, and more to deliver weather and climate information for informational, educational, and broader societal benefits.

Papers:
1:45 PM
3.1
A Short Day's Journey into Night: Collaboratively Forecasting and Messaging Weather Impacts Leading up to the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Josh Weiss, NWS, College Park, MD; and C. Vaccaro, E. G. Cei, J. Carr Jr., and K. Struckmann

2:00 PM
3.2
Digital Meteorology in the Classroom: Building a Comprehensive Course
Jacob Carstens, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. E. Trujillo-Falcón, V. L. Alonso, J. Martucci, E. Grow Cei, and E. C. Wolff IV

2:15 PM
3.3
The Future of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Mike Gerber, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

2:30 PM
3.4
Weather.gov 2.0: When Every Word and Every Minute Matters
Noel "Shad" Keene, NWS, Medford, OR; and C. Pieper and K. L. Sheets

2:45 PM
3.5
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