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Book Synopsis‘Revelatory … convey[s] the technical brilliance and political significance of an achievement that hides in plain sight’
Telegraph
From satellites circling the Earth, to weather stations far out in the ocean, through some of the most ingenious minds and advanced algorithms at work today - In this gripping investigation, Andrew Blum takes us on a global journey. Our destination: the simulated models weather scientists have constructed of our planet, which spin faster than time, turning chaos into prediction, offering glimpses of our future with eerie precision.
This collaborative invention spans the Earth and relies on continuous co-operation between all nations – a triumph of human ingenuity and diplomacy we too often shrug off as a tool for choosing the right footwear each morning. But in this new era of extreme weather, we may come to rely on its maintenance and survival for our own.
Trade ReviewThis
fascinating book reveals the existence and origins of
surely one of our species’ greatest creations, and Andrew Blum is
the perfect writer to share both the remarkable human stories and the astonishing technical wizardry behind it all -- MARK VANHOENACKER, author of Skyfaring
It’s easy to … overlook the monumental achievement [weather forecasts] represent …
The Weather Machine asks us to pause and marvel at … one of humankind’s greatest accomplishments * New Yorker *
Revelatory … convey[s] the technical brilliance and political significance of an achievement that hides in plain sight.
The machine’s complexity alone is off all familiar charts … Blum does an excellent job * Telegraph *
I strongly recommend th[is] book, which is a fascinating glimpse of a mysterious world -- Tim Haford, author of The Undercover Economist
Blum’s wonderful book succeeds in making the science and industry of forecasting the weather … at once vitally human, technologically awesome and urgently, thrillingly relevant * Royal Geographical Society *
Sharp, stylish and often surprising. In this absorbing book Andrew Blum tracks the development, from wild dream to astonishing reality, of the quietly revolutionary technology that shapes our everyday lives -- PETER MOORE, author of The Weather Experiment
Exhilarating ... a hurricane-force tour of
one of the most astonishing but under-appreciated facets of the modern world -- LEWIS DARTNELL, author of Origins
Written with an ease and beauty that
will captivate anyone who is simply curious about how things work and came to be' (
Literary Review) * Literary Review *
