The weather machine : a journey inside the forecast
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 207 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Sedona Public Library - Nonfiction Books
551.63 BLUM
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551.63 BLUM
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Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.
Description
"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"--Jacket.
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Weather is the foundation of our daily lives, and it's a triumph of science, technology and global cooperation. Blum takes readers on a tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet. Our tools allow us to predict weather more accurately than ever, and yet we haven't learned to trust them. Blum 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. -- adapted from jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Blum, A. (2019). The weather machine: a journey inside the forecast (First edition.). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blum, Andrew. 2019. The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blum, Andrew. The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Blum, Andrew. The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast First edition., Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
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