The AMS Weather Enterprise Study – Report on Findings

Tuesday, 14 January 2025: 12:15 PM-1:15 PM
224 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
Organizer:
Keith Seitter, American Meteorological Society, Executive Director, Boston, MA
Facilitators:
Isabella M Herrera, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; Paul A. Higgins, American Meteorological Society, Policy Program, Washington, DC and Emma Tipton, American Meteorological Society, Policy Program, Washington, DC

The weather enterprise, made up of organizations in the government, academic, and private (including NGO) sectors, has been very successful in providing weather information, warnings, and other services to the nation for many years. The weather enterprise became even more effective in the most recent two decades following the 2003 release of the National Research Council report “Fair Weather: Effective Partnership in Weather and Climate Services,” with the American Meteorological Society (AMS) taking on a leadership role in providing venues to resolve tensions among the sectors. In 2023, the AMS Policy Program initiated a major study to look at the changing nature of the weather enterprise 20 years after “Fair Weather” with the goal of providing findings and recommendations to the community and beyond to ensure the continued success of a robust weather enterprise in the coming decades. This town hall will focus on discussing the key findings coming from the study as it continues in its second year. We seek input from the community on these findings and broader discussion about the sorts of recommendations these findings might inform.

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