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...

Describes clouds, discussing how they form, what they are made of, and how they affect the weather

Demonstrates how to decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather, exploring the relationship between weather and natural phenomena.

Discusses the importance and causes of various kinds of weather, how it can change and be predicted, and how weather is different in different places.

Selected National Climatic Data Center technical reports describe weather and significant U.S. meteorological events.

"A guide to uncovering the mysteries of weather using close observation-decoding the ever-shifting alchemy of heat, water, and air to understand how it shapes our cities, woods, and hills"--