Journalist Tom Weber will discuss his new book, Cloud Warriors: Deadly Storms, Climate Chaos–and the Pioneers Creating a Revolution in Weather Forecasting (St. Martin’s Press, 2025).
Cloud Warriors is the unprecedented inside story of the people pushing boundaries of science and technology to build better weather forecasts—providing life-saving warnings and crucial intelligence about nature’s deadliest threats. From killer tornadoes and catastrophic hurricanes to lethal heat waves and raging wildfires, extreme weather brings a never-ending series of dangers. Cloud Warriors takes readers into the world of the pioneers creating game-changing forecasts critical to getting people out of harm’s way. This book will change the way you think about treacherous weather—and the power of being able to see it coming.
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