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The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather

By Mike Smith

Pushing the boundaries of scientific knowledge, these unsung heroes save countless individuals from violent rampages of the natural world.

From the heart of tornado alley, Mike Smith takes readers into the eye of America's most devastating storms and behind the scenes of some of the world's most renowned scientific institutions to uncover the relationship between mankind and the weather. The struggle to understand nature's fury provides fascinating insights into the forecasts that shape our world and the turbulent politics that often influence our scientific establishment.

For decades, the author, a pioneering meteorologist, has dedicated himself to saving lives by combining science, experience, and instinct. This is much more than an academic exercise. Time and time again, the author -- like others in his field -- has relied on the own judgment and experience to make the right call when the stakes were highest and peoples' lives were on the line.

Tracing the never-before-told story of the Herculean effort to creation the national weather warning system, the author draws fascinating biographical sketches of the scientific visionaries behind the breakthroughs, such as Dr. Theodore Fujita, creator of the Fujita Scale for tornado measurement.

With its gripping story-telling approach to major natural disasters, Warnings is far from the average "science" book.  It is a human story -- both a heart-pounding read and an insightful sketch of those heroes who save thousands of lives every year.

AUTHOR BIO

Mike Smith is the CEO and founder of AccuWeather's WeatherData Services, Inc. of Wichita. He is one of America's most-honored practitioners of weather science. A Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, he has been granted 18 U.S. and foreign patents in the fields of storm warnings, emergency management and search-and-rescue.