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Newsletter · By Aaron Price · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Tamagotchi Calibration (opens the original)

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    Everything is relative. A hot day means something different to a Texan than a Canadian. Jokes about the dumbing down of society likely don’t land if you are an employee of a certain cable news company.In science, Einstein discovered that measurements of space and time depend on the observer's frame of reference. A few hundred years earlier, Brunelleschi had discovered that same power of perspective in art.When it comes to measuring things, it’s important to know what you are measuring. You are n

  2. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Getting Deep with It (opens the original)

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    AI may kill us all through depletion of natural resources, World War III, or stupifying boredom. But until it does, there are some upsides to enjoy. One is its uncanny ability to unite us across the political spectrum. The other is weather forecasting.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://www.nytimes.com/interacti

  3. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    A Globetrotting Cyclone (opens the original)

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    One of the neat things about meteorology is that the atmosphere is connected. What happens in one place can influence something else very far away in space or time. Humans can only dream about such power…<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="203.0796178343949" src="h

  4. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    Waterspouts (opens the original)

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    The following is our monthly deep dive for paid subscribers. Subscription revenue supports the AMS education team and allows us to offer a token honorarium to our scientific reviewers.A waterspout is a tornado over a body of water. Check out their beauty:<img alt="r/Natu

  5. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    Drought Shock Absorbers (opens the original)

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    Meteorological drought is a lengthy period of unusually dry weather. A hydrological drought occurs when it subsequently disrupts water resources. We usually picture receding lakes, dry riverbeds, and parched soil. But what about deeper down in the aquifers? Almost all of the Earth’s liquid freshwater lies underground, replenished over time by rain and snowmelt. Do aquifers have their ow

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