A&MPLIFIED RESEARCH: Volcanic ash can reshape high-altitude cirrus clouds, according to new research led by Dr. Xiaohong Liu of Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences. The study offers fresh insight for climate models and geoengineering. 🌋☁️ Published in Science Advances. artsci.tamu.edu/research/upd...

⚡ A bolt for the record books! Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences' Dr. Timothy Logan helped confirm a lightning flash that stretched 515 miles—from Texas to Kansas. The rare “megaflash” is now the longest ever recorded. Read more: tx.ag/ATMOLightningRecord

📸 Checkout photos from this week’s House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing. Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon—Texas A&M Atmopsheric Sciences Professor—shared expert insight on advancing weather forecasting & research. 🌦️📊 Learn more about the hearing: science.house.gov/hearings?Con...

🏛️ Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor, Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, will testify before Congress Wednesday morning at 9 AM CT in a hearing titled “Protecting Lives and Property: Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Enhance Weather Forecasting.” VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfgH...

“It would have been next to impossible with present-day technology to get the internal dynamics of the storm right,” Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon told NBC News during his and Dr. Andrew Dessler’s visit about the recent TX floods. www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...

this is an excellent discussion of the July 4th Hill Country floods by @travisabc13.bsky.social, ABC13's chief meteorologist and a graduate of our program, @tamuatmo.bsky.social.

Following the TX tragic floods, TAMU ATMO's Dr. Andrew Dessler spoke with a number of outlets including ABC News, ImpactAlpha & On the Climate Brink about what is causing this extreme rain. 🔗 abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w... 🔗 impactalpha.com/investments-... 🔗 www.theclimatebrink.com/p/update-on-...

Over the last three years, retail electricity prices have climbed faster than inflation. CBS News recently featured Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor Dr. Andrew Dessler and his research on how a changing climate is making it more costly to keep our homes cool. www.cbsnews.com/.../how-clim...

🌀 Hailstorms, floods & tornados cause damage—but are we tracking the costs right? Recently, Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professors, Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon & Dr. William Baule, uncovered flaws in how storm losses are estimated—and what we can do better. 🌩️📉 theconversation.com/extreme-weat...

Proud to see one of our Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences students' voices featured by CBS News! Read more about Aria's story in our feature on her last May: artsci.tamu.edu/.../weatheri....

Congrats also to Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences instructional assistant prof, Dr. Erik Nielsen, on winning the 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Early Career Teaching Award! His hands-on approach, from storm chasing to global programs, brings weather to life for students. ⛈️🌎 🔗 tx.ag/2025ArtSciAwards

Congrats to Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor, Dr. Xiaohong Liu, on winning the 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Research Impact Award! His groundbreaking work on aerosol-cloud interactions and climate modeling is transforming Earth system science. 🌍☁️ Read more: tx.ag/2025ArtSciAwards

A recent CBS News article reports that the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be 125% more active than average. Texas A&M Atmopsheric Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Kelly Núñez Ocasio breaks down the forces shaping the season—and what forecasts are missing. tx.ag/2025HurricaneSeason

Congratulations to Texas A&M Atmospheric Science Assistant Professor Dr. Yue Zhang for receiving a NSF CAREER Award for Pollution Research. Read more about the big honor! 🏭 tx.ag/ZhangNSFCareer

The Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Department is world-renowned, and last year, they took a big step forward with a major upgrade—a new Climavision weather dish that covers the entire Texas Triangle, closing a critical radar gap. 🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqq8...

Congratulations to TAMU ATMO's Dr. Xiaohong Liu for receiving the 2025 University Distinguished Achievement Award in Research! Honored by the Texas A&M Association of Former Students, he’s one of five recipients university-wide in the category. Congrats Dr. Liu! 🎉🏆 Read more: tx.ag/2025DAA

What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Dr. Chris Nowotarski explains. 💨 🔥 🌨️ tx.ag/DustStorms25

DYK? The iconic "Welcome to Aggieland" water tower at Texas A&M has been overseen by A&M Atmospheric Sciences major Nathan Jones ’79 ’83 for nearly 30 years! 💧💧💧 Learn more about his job and the tower’s history: tx.ag/ATMOGradWaterTower

For the first time, five TAMU ATMO undergrads presented their research at the main program of the AMS annual conference—an honor usually reserved for established scientists. 🌎☀️ Their research explored atmospheric changes during the total solar eclipse. 🌑📡 Read more: tx.ag/ATMOStudents2025AMS

AI is changing the forecast! 🌦️💡 CBS19 spoke with TAMU’s Dr. Istvan Szunyogh about how AI models are revolutionizing weather prediction. AI learns patterns to make forecasts—often just as accurately as traditional models. But can AI predict weeks ahead? Read more to see: www.cbs19.tv/article/tech...

How do wildfire burn scars shape storms and rainfall? Texas A&M atmospheric sciences graduate student Ashley Sebok is using NASA satellite data to find out. 🔥 ⛅🛰️ Learn more: tx.ag/WildfireWeatherPatterns

Special sounding launched from College Station, TX by @tamuatmo.bsky.social on February 18th, 2025 at 2031 UTC in support of a the University Coordinated Radiosonde Project. Launch was not contaminated by convection.

Is climate change making winter storms worse? Some scientists say there’s a connection, but Texas A&M Atmopsheric Sciences professor Dr. Andrew Dessler says the evidence isn’t clear, and the debate is still ongoing. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/upda...

🌍⚡ Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor Dr. Andrew Dessler spoke with Axios on Tuesday about the 1.5°C Paris target, stressing the need to focus on stabilizing the climate as quickly as possible, even if the target is exceeded. #ClimateAction #Sustainability 🔗 www.axios.com/2025/02/11/w...

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences PhD student Sahir Gagan is exploring how tiny plastic particles and dangerous chemicals in the air could impact our health and the environment. 🏭 Read more ===> tx.ag/ATMOSahirGagan

❄️ ☃️ Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, Regents Professor in the Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Department, recently visited with the Brazos River Authority about upcoming weather for the remainder of winter and how will it affect our water supply. Read more: brazos.org/newsletter/w...

🔦STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: At the age of 15, Juliette Rocha, a Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Dept. undergrad, began studying the unpredictable weather of rural North Texas. Now, she's advancing research to improve climate and weather prediction models. ❓ 5 Questions w/ Juliette Rocha: tx.ag/ATMORocha

Wednesday afternoon, students and staff in the Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Department launched a weather balloon ☁️🎈 giving KBTX Weather a glimpse at what the weather is doing not only at the surface, but all the way to the top of the troposphere! 🔗 Learn more: www.kbtx.com/2025/02/06/w...

🌎 Recently at #AMS2025, Texas A&M Atmospheric Science professor, Dr. Andrew Dessler, presented his recent under review study demonstrating how climate change is already driving large increases in electricity demand and total electricity costs in Texas. 📽️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoAo...

Unlock your potential in atmospheric sciences in the Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Department with our 5-Year (3+2) Combined Degree program! Seamlessly earn both a BS in Meteorology & a Master's in Ocean Science and Technology in just 5 years. artsci.tamu.edu/atmos-scienc...

Dr. Andrew Dessler from Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences spoke with the Washington Post on Thursday about how Arctic warming is weakening the polar vortex—leading to more chaotic winter weather. 🌍❄️ #ClimateScience #PolarVortex 🔗 www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

🌪️🌎 Ready to take your passion for weather, climate, & the atmosphere to the next level? Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences graduate programs offer world-class research & opportunities. 🌟 Apply today! 🌩️ 👉 atmo.tamu.edu

🌩️🌪️ Congratulations to the Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences student chapter of the American Meteorological Society (known as TAMSCAMS) for being named 2024 AMS Student Chapter of the Year! Learn more about how this student org is helping students build successful careers: tx.ag/TAMSCAMS25

Welcome back Ags! A new semester is upon us, filled with endless possibilities to dive into the world of weather, climate, and more. Let’s weather the challenges ahead and make this semester unforgettable!🌩️ #atmosphericscience

Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, a Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences Regents Professor, visited with the Austin American Statesman on Thursday on why five major wildfires in Bastrop County since 2009 may be the new normal for the area. Read more (behind pay wall): bit.ly/40gVbaO

🌤️🌈❄️☀️🌪️💨🌧️ Happy New Year from Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences!

2024 ATMO Rewind: In late October, we spotlighted Dr. Gunnar Schade and students in his @tamuatmo.bsky.social class who took a deep dive into climate change misinformation circulating on LinkedIn. artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/10...

2024 ATMO Rewind: In October, we highlighted research led by @tamuatmo.bsky.social’s Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon that found that climate change had intensified storm-related rainfall by nearly 20% — a possible indicator most recently evidenced by Hurricane Helene. artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/10...

2024 ATMO Rewind: In September, @tamuatmo.bsky.social's Dr. Yangyang Xu was named a @tamu.bsky.social Research Leadership Fellow, receiving a $75K grant to advance climate-risk assessments with machine learning 🌍💻 artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/09...

❄️🎄⛄🎅 Happy Holidays from Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences! Wishing you a season filled with clear skies, calm winds, and lots of joy. #HappyHolidays

2024 ATMO Rewind: In July, A&M Atmospheric Sciences tornado expert Dr. Christopher Nowotarski explored the science behind the movie "Twisters" and analyzes what is fact and what is fiction in this film and the original 1996 thriller "Twister." artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/07...

🌋 2024 ATMO Rewind: In July, we looked at Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor Dr. Andrew Dessler's analysis of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption, and how the two-day underwater event actually cooled the climate. artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/07...

Dr. Kelly Núñez Ocasio @knubez.bsky.social, assistant professor at @tamuatmo.bsky.social, and Dr. Erin Dougherty @edougherty.bsky.social from NCAR are using a new kilometer-scale regional model to explore how climate change will impact tropical Africa. Read more online: tx.ag/ATMOTropical

2024 ATMO Rewind: In June, Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences welcomed a game-changing radar system! 📡 A new partnership with Climavision changed the Aggieland skyline with the new advanced system. artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/06...

<<5 QUESTIONS: AI and the Future of Weather Forecasting>> We sat down with Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences professor Dr. Istvan Szunyogh to talk about a recent article that highlighted a new AI-based weather model that provides highly accurate 15-day forecasts at unmatched speed. tx.ag/AIWeather

2024 ATMO Rewind: In May, we spotlighted the tragedy into passion story of @TAMU_ATMO student Aria Vargyas. After losing two sisters in an Oklahoma 2013 tornado, she is pursuing a degree in meteorology in their honor. artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/05...

2024 ATMO Rewind: In April, @tamuatmo.bsky.social played a key role in Citizen CATE 2024, capturing the sun's corona during the rare solar eclipse! 🌞🔭 A community-driven effort advancing science and STEM education. #SolarEclipse2024 artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/04...

Congrats to @tamuatmo.bsky.social graduates! Your future looks bright! 🌟🎓

On Monday, @tamuatmo.bsky.social's Dr. Andrew Dessler spoke with @axios.com about last year's record-breaking heat and why it’s continuing into 2024. The lack of a complete explanation leaves open the possibility that the climate is behaving in new and unexpected ways. www.axios.com/2024/12/09/g...