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"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 smartphone... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Calculation. Calculating the weather ; The forecast factories
- Observation. The weather on earth ; Looking down ; Going around ; Blasting off
- Simulation. The mountaintop ; The euro ; The app ; The good forecast
- Preservation. The weather diplomats.