{"product_id":"the-weather-machine-paperback","title":"The Weather Machine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Blum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eTubes\u003c\/em\u003e, 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. 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He discovers that we have quietly entered a golden age of meteorology-- our tools allow us to predict weather more accurately than ever, and yet we haven't learned to trust them, nor can we guarantee the fragile international alliances that allow our modern weather machine to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written with the sharp wit and infectious curiosity Andrew Blum is known for, \u003cem\u003eThe Weather Machine\u003c\/em\u003e pulls back the curtain on a universal part of our everyday lives, illuminating our relationships with technology, the planet and the global community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eandrew blum is a journalist writing about infrastructure, technology, architecture and design. His first book, \u003cem\u003eTubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, \u003c\/em\u003e has been translated into nine languages, and has become a crucial reference on the inner workings of the global network. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including \u003cem\u003eWired, Popular Science, Vanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eTubes\u003c\/em\u003e comes 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. 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He discovers that we have quietly entered a golden age of meteorology-- our tools allow us to predict weather more accurately than ever, and yet we haven't learned to trust them, nor can we guarantee the fragile international alliances that allow our modern weather machine to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written with the sharp wit and infectious curiosity Andrew Blum is known for, \u003cem\u003eThe Weather Machine\u003c\/em\u003e pulls back the curtain on a universal part of our everyday lives, illuminating our relationships with technology, the planet and the global community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eandrew blum is a journalist writing about infrastructure, technology, architecture and design. His first book, \u003cem\u003eTubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, \u003c\/em\u003e has been translated into nine languages, and has become a crucial reference on the inner workings of the global network. 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