The Weather Machine

By Andrew Blum,

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'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…

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1 author picked The Weather Machine as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A wonderful read on how weather forecasting has improved so dramatically since Robert Fitzroy’s initial efforts in 1859. The amazing developments in mathematical modelling of the climate and advances in super-computers are excitedly and clearly described, starting from Blum wondering how one week ahead it was possible to forecast that Hurricane Sandy would strike New York.

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