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The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast Hardcover - 2019

by Andrew Blum


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From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet

The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones, and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive machines human beings have ever constructed--a triumph of science, technology and global cooperation. But what is this 'weather machine' and who created it?

In The Weather Machine, Andrew Blum takes readers on a fascinating journey through an everyday miracle. In a quest to understand how the forecast works, he visits old weather stations and watches new satellites blast off. He follows the dogged efforts of scientists to create a supercomputer model of the atmosphere and traces the surprising history of the algorithms that power their work. He discovers that we have quietly entered a golden age of meteorology--our tools allow us to predict weather more accurately than ever, and yet we haven't learned to trust them, nor can we guarantee the fragile international alliances that allow our modern weather machine to exist.

Written with the sharp wit and infectious curiosity Andrew Blum is known for, The Weather Machine pulls back the curtain on a universal part of our everyday lives, illuminating our relationships with technology, the planet, and the global community.

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From the acclaimed author of Tubes comes a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it and what it reveals about our climate and our planet

The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive machines human beings have ever constructed--a triumph of science, technology and global cooperation. But what is this weather machine and who created it?

In The Weather Machine, Andrew Blum takes readers on a fascinating journey through an everyday miracle. In a quest to understand how the forecast works, he visits old weather stations and watches new satellites blast off. He follows the dogged efforts of scientists to create a supercomputer model of the atmosphere and traces the surprising history of the algorithms that power their work. He discovers that we have quietly entered a golden age of meteorology-- our tools allow us to predict weather more accurately than ever, and yet we haven't learned to trust them, nor can we guarantee the fragile international alliances that allow our modern weather machine to exist.

Written with the sharp wit and infectious curiosity Andrew Blum is known for, The Weather Machine pulls back the curtain on a universal part of our everyday lives, illuminating our relationships with technology, the planet and the global community.

andrew blum is a journalist writing about infrastructure, technology, architecture and design. His first book, Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, has been translated into nine languages, and has become a crucial reference on the inner workings of the global network. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Wired, Popular Science, Vanity Fair and the New York Times.

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  • Title The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast
  • Author Andrew Blum
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ecco Press
  • Date 2019-06-25
  • ISBN 9780062368614 / 0062368613
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 14.99 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Weather forecasting, Meteorology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.63

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2019, Page 7
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/2019, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 06/01/2019, Page 142
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 02/01/2019, Page 60
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/10/2019, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 07/05/2019, Page 0
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