Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth - Softcover

An authoritative study of hurricanes and efforts to predict these destructive and powerful storms traces the history of weather forecasting and describes the exploits of the Hurricane Hunters who fly through storms, the impact of satellite imaging and computer modeling on forecasts, and more. Original. 50,000 first printing.

guide to the ultimate storms, Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world's foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist. This in-depth look at these awe-inspiring acts of nature covers everything from the earliest efforts by seafarers at predicting storms to the way satellite imaging is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting. It reveals the latest information on hurricanes: their effects on ocean waves, the causes of the variable wind speeds in different parts of the storm, and the origins of the super-cooled shafts of water that vent at high altitudes. Hurricane Watch is a compelling history of man's relationship with the deadliest storms on earth.

Includes:

- The story of the nineteenth-century Cuban Jesuit whose success at predicting the great cyclones was considered almost mystical.

- A new look at Isaac Cline, whose infamous failure to predict the Galveston Hurricane lef