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Cloud Warriors: Deadly Storms, Climate Chaos--And the Pioneers Creating a Revolution in Weather Forecasting

Cloud Warriors: Deadly Storms, Climate Chaos--And the Pioneers Creating a Revolution in Weather Forecasting

Weber, Thomas E.

Hardcover

Environmental StudiesWeather

Publisher Price: $27.00

ISBN10: 1250280540
ISBN13: 9781250280541
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: Jun 3 2025
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.43 Depth: 9.45
Language: English

The unprecedented inside story of the people pushing boundaries of science and technology to build better weather forecasts--providing life-saving warnings and crucial intelligence about nature's deadliest threats

Killer tornadoes. Catastrophic hurricanes. Lethal heat waves. Across the United States and around the world, extreme weather events bring an unending torrent of death and destruction. One indispensable tool consistently offers the ability to help reduce the impact of these calamities: the weather forecast. For centuries, humans have sought to foretell nature's next moves, from ancient farmers to trailblazers of the Space Age, who brought computers and satellites to bear on the problem. Now a new wave of advances, including artificial intelligence and data-gathering drones, makes it possible to accurately detect these fearsome events further in advance. They provide critical time to prepare and get people out of harm's way--an undertaking made ever more urgent by the effects of climate change.

In a remarkable tale of innovation and perseverance, veteran journalist Thomas E. Weber takes readers into the world of the pioneers creating these game-changing forecasts. From storm chasers racing to hunt twisters and physicists unraveling the secrets of the atmosphere, from scientists studying how people react to warnings to humanitarian groups rushing to avert famines, Weber goes behind the scenes to show how predictions keep getting better. He explains what's needed to turn these forecasts into actions that prevent tragedies and how anyone can become more weather literate to protect themselves in emergencies. Cloud Warriors will change the way you think about treacherous weather--and the power of being able to see it coming.

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