The Weather Machine
by Andrew Blum · first published 2018
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"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 Machi
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For a pretty good history and overview of weather prediction check out the book The Weather Machine by Andrew Blum. * https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-weather-machine-a... * https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-weather-machine/ At ~220 pages it's a fun little romp. See also Richard…
on “Microsoft to Provide Most Powerful Weather, Climate Supercomputer for UK” ↗Recommend the book The Weather Machine by Andrew Blume (also wrote Tubes) on some history of forecasting and what happens in the background nowadays: > In The Weather Machine, Andrew Blum takes readers on a fascinating journey through an…
on “Weather forecasts have become more accurate” ↗Somewhat related, but I found Andrew Blum's book The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast an interesting read: > In The Weather Machine, Andrew Blum takes readers on a fascinating journey through an everyday miracle. In a quest to understand how the forecast…
on “The unnecessary decline of U.S. numerical weather prediction” ↗For folks who are interested, I suggest checking out "The weather machine: a journey inside the forecast" by Andrew Blum[0]. It's a great read into the history of weather forecasting pre-Covid. [0]: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1153659005
on “WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model” ↗…will effect things: * https://apnews.com/article/weather-forecasts-worsen-doge-tru... * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic... A good book on the history of forecasting, The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast: * https://www.andrewblum.net/the-weather-machine-2
on “WeatherNext 3” ↗