Cloud Warriors

Deadly Storms, Climate Chaos - and the Pioneers Creating a Revolution in Weather Forecasting

De: Thomas E. Weber

Narrado por: Keith Brown

For millennia, humans have tried to understand and predict the weather. The Space Age helped usher in satellites and radar, while computers made it possible to plug all that data into complex equations that anticipated the atmosphere's future behavior. Now a new age of advances in forecasting is unfolding, driven by AI, drones, and satellites. The Internet of Things has turned everything from cellphones to cars into ubiquitous weather sensors. Equally significant are new efforts to understand how people respond to forecasts and warnings. Scientists and government officials are realizing that how people get their weather information, and how they use it, are crucial factors in the outcome of a catastrophic weather event.

Employing in-depth reporting on cutting edge science and technology, veteran journalist Thomas E. Weber takes us on a tour of how meteorologists, scientists, and officials track and prepare for major weather events. As climate change is altering our planet and making weather events more extreme, Weber introduces us to those on the front lines of weather preparation and prediction. We travel from coast-to-coast, to space and back, meeting TV meteorologists and storm chasers, city planners, backyard weatherman, and many others. Cloud Warriors will change the way you think about the weather—and the power of being able to see it coming.

©2025 Thomas E. Weber (P)2025 Tantor Media

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The meteorological descriptions are decent. When the author delves into politics and virtue signaling it shows his lack of a full understanding of the issues.
He made mistakes on some topics I know about.
When he makes these mistakes it makes the reader question what else may be incorrect, on topics that I am not an expert on.