Restless Skies

"Hot enough for you?" (Or cold enough? Rainy enough? Just fill in the blank.) The weather is always on our mind, and for some, like meteorologist Paul Douglas, it's an obsession.

America's weather is not for the faint of heart. Our country has more hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, blizzards, and hail than any other nation on earth. The same weather patterns that give us the best farmland on the planet also bring super-size storms and millions of lightning strikes.

We also have beautiful, peaceful weather, of course-crisp autumn days, glorious summer afternoons, snowy days hushing towns and cities alike. It's all part of our ever-changing climate.

And ever-changing it is. If you don't like the weather, wait a few moments, because something different is on its way. The sky is fickle and fairly unpredictable. And as Douglas is the first to admit, that's a sobering thought for someone who makes his living predicting the weather.

Improved technology is teaching us more all the time, and with knowledge come new concerns. Is global warming real? Should we be alarmed that 9 of the 11 warmest years in the past century and a half have occurred since 1988? Where is Tornado Alley? What's an F-5 tornado? Why is our weather becoming more humid? What's a weather warning, weather watch, weather advisory? And just what are GOES satellites and NEXRAD Doppler?

Restless Skies contains all of these answers, as well as information about El Ni￯﾿ﾽo, the 15 worst storms of the century, how to protect yourself against the worst that the weather can bring, and much more.

With the weather floating above our heads in a state of constant agitation, Restless Skies is both fascinating and essential-every bit as essential, in fact, as tomorrow's forecast.


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