Tag: book review

Minding the Weather – How Expert Forecasters Think

Written on January 5, 2024.

– Review by Patrick McCarthy – Figure 1. Meteorological Service of Canada weather office forecast desk. Photo by the author (Patrick McCarthy) Mission-critical systems often rely on technology...

The Man Who Awoke

Written on September 14, 2023.

– Review by Kevin Hamilton – By Laurence Manning, originally published in 1933 in the magazine Wonder Stories; reprinted in 1975 in paperback by Ballentine Books 168 pp. ISBN 345-24367-6-150. I...

Verner Suomi – The life and work of the founder of satellite meteorology

Written on July 19, 2019.

– Review by Lewis Poulin – By John M. Lewis, Published by the American Meteorological Society, paperback, 168 pages, ISBN 9781944970222, $30.00 (USD) – “Processing satellite data...

The Ice at the End of the World

Written on June 22, 2019.

– Review by Phil Chadwick, Meteorologist and Eco-Artist – By Jon Gertner, Published by Penguin Random House, Hardcover, 448 pages, ISBN 9780812996623, $28.00 (USD) You can’t make this stuff...

Convenient Mistruths: A Novel of Intrigue, Danger, and Global Warming

Written on October 23, 2017.

– Review by Edward Lozowski, Professor Emeritus, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta – Book by Geoff Strong, Published by Geoff Strong, Paperback 246 pages ISBN 978-0-9952883-0-0,...