| Weather history is a fascinating topic to look over. | | | | but it does show we were always trying to |
| I'm only aware of two books which focus on the | | | | predict the weather. The author continues to |
| forecasting and prediction history over time. They | | | | move forward in history to the formation of the |
| speak about weather forecasting from the | | | | British Meteorological Office and beyond. A |
| ancient Greeks to techniques which help us form | | | | wonderful read over all. |
| the modern forecast. Each book is rich with | | | | "Storm Watchers: The Turbulent History of |
| information. I have still not absorbed all the | | | | Weather Prediction from Franklin's Kite to El Nino" |
| information available in the books. The | | | | by John D. Cox focuses on individual scientists in |
| bibliographies are rich with sources for even more | | | | each chapter. Each scientist helped to predict the |
| in depth research. | | | | weather. It begins with Benjamin Franklin and ends |
| The first book is "Storm Warning: The Origins of | | | | with Ants Leetmaa. A total of 28 scientists are |
| The Weather Forecast" by Pauline Halford. "Storm | | | | covered. Some of the scientists I've heard of, but |
| Warning" was published to celebrate the | | | | there were many I have not. Through I would |
| anniversary of the British Meteorological Office | | | | not say I knew many to begin with. Yet now, I |
| 150th year. Through the focus on the British, it | | | | know many of their names. And the lessons |
| has a wonderful introduction to the ancient | | | | passed down by each one of those scientist. |
| Greeks methods of forecasting the weather. | | | | I enjoyed both books and look forward to reading |
| Most of those techniques were not science base, | | | | them again in the future. |