Oregon Chapter – American Meteorological Society
A group welcoming weather professionals, enthusiasts, and those with an interest in science.
Fall 2023 Meeting Lineup
We hope you’ve been enjoying this (very hot!) summer, but fall is quickly approaching. That means we’ve line up some informative and entertaining meetings for September, October, and November.
SEPTEMBER MEETING
When: Saturday, September 30th 2023 @ 10AM
Where: OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) in Portland
Subject: The Portland office of the National Weather Service and Dr. Cliff Mass (U of W) will reconstruct and dissect the record-setting February 2023 Portland snowstorm in this technical meeting. All are welcome.
OCTOBER MEETING
When: Saturday, October 28th 2023 @ 10AM
Where: OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) in Portland
Subject: 31st Annual “Winter Weather Forecast Conference”. Meteorologists from across the Pacific Northwest will once again give their weather forecasts for the upcoming winter. El Nino anyone??? All are welcome.
NOVEMBER MEETING
When: Tuesday, November 7th 2023 @ 7pm (6pm social hour)
Where: Stark Street Pizza in SE Portland
Subject: “Climate Change Tipping Points…the untold story of William Dansgaard”
How will future climate change look like? Will it be a progressive/linear or chaotic/abrupt pathway? The answer may be hidden in the millennia glacial ice record of past climate change. Come learn how a Danish scientist, Dr. William Dansgaard, who studied the Greenland ice-cores, uncovered an amazing story of ancient climate change. His groundbreaking work, backed up by native Inuit oral history, may predict our global future and implications for the PNW. All are welcome.
About Mark Nelsen
Oregon Chapter - American Meteorological Society 