This week, we finished the book, reading The App, The Good Forecast, and The Weather Diplomats.
Next week we’ll do a wrap up of the whole book, and then we’re gonna start Radium Girls, so try to get your hands on that one. We’re also going to vote again soon on the next batch so email me reccomendations if you’ve got them!
This week, the “weather machine” revealed itself to be not a proper machine but globe-spanning infrastructure.
The internet revolutionized how weather data is spread, with one group — The Weather Company — providing weather to all sorts of places. Did you know how centralized this was?
Most important forecasts and data are from slim group of countries with models and satellites to make them. This has people worried about the current situation moving forward, and how sustainable it is.
What’s your read on weather as one of the most successful diplomatic topics of the past century?
Loved these chapters and thrilled with how the book came together, leave your thoughts below!
Weather is one of those global topics that pique everyone's interests. Would that all meetings could run and be flavored the way Grimes worked. And especially now - it looks as hurricane season gets closer in the US that we are going to be experiencing a dearth of information about how the atmosphere is heating, or not heating, up. With airplane traffic considerably down, there is little information on weather that is entering the data pool on the build-up of conditions over the next few weeks. Flights and cruise ships help with collecting data on what's going on "over the water," and right now there are little reports from either. Another example of how interdependent our lives are, whether we want them to be or not.
I loved the Thomas Jefferson story. Despite his strong egocentrism, he was one smart cookie.
The Weather Underground! (would make a great name for band on Dischord or K Records) Anyways really enjoyed reading about that and The Weather Channel. Speaking of which, Peter Neilley is kind of a rock star! Also liked the shout out to Willard Scott. (always liked him more than Al Roker). When I was growing up we had a local weatherman with a great name I thought for the job Bird Berdan. We used to watch him every night after dinner to get a better idea on what to wear and such the next day. Also enjoyed the The Good Forecast chapter. Tim Palmer offered some good insights including "The sole purpose of making weather forecasts is to aid decision making" As for the last chapter it makes it quite clear that the World Weather Watch is to be marveled and not to be taken for granted. Hopefully this type of model can lead to the world tackling much needed environmental and conservation issues. Finally would love to have someone like the WMO President David Grimes running the House & Senate meetings. "You have to make everyone feel comfortable when they take a step toward each other. You got to make them all feel like they're winning something"
Weather is one of those global topics that pique everyone's interests. Would that all meetings could run and be flavored the way Grimes worked. And especially now - it looks as hurricane season gets closer in the US that we are going to be experiencing a dearth of information about how the atmosphere is heating, or not heating, up. With airplane traffic considerably down, there is little information on weather that is entering the data pool on the build-up of conditions over the next few weeks. Flights and cruise ships help with collecting data on what's going on "over the water," and right now there are little reports from either. Another example of how interdependent our lives are, whether we want them to be or not.
I loved the Thomas Jefferson story. Despite his strong egocentrism, he was one smart cookie.
The Weather Underground! (would make a great name for band on Dischord or K Records) Anyways really enjoyed reading about that and The Weather Channel. Speaking of which, Peter Neilley is kind of a rock star! Also liked the shout out to Willard Scott. (always liked him more than Al Roker). When I was growing up we had a local weatherman with a great name I thought for the job Bird Berdan. We used to watch him every night after dinner to get a better idea on what to wear and such the next day. Also enjoyed the The Good Forecast chapter. Tim Palmer offered some good insights including "The sole purpose of making weather forecasts is to aid decision making" As for the last chapter it makes it quite clear that the World Weather Watch is to be marveled and not to be taken for granted. Hopefully this type of model can lead to the world tackling much needed environmental and conservation issues. Finally would love to have someone like the WMO President David Grimes running the House & Senate meetings. "You have to make everyone feel comfortable when they take a step toward each other. You got to make them all feel like they're winning something"