There is a growing fear and concern over global warming and the influence it is having on weather patterns. The media has played a leading role in increasing this fear, but has also been valuable in collecting video and first-hand accounts of increased global extreme weather events. Weather events have always occurred, but now with new technology it is easier to capture ‘on scene’, allowing for someone in Australia to see the current-time tornado in Mississippi just by clicking a video on their phone.
This book will provided a detailed account of how meteorology came to be what it is now, and where it is heading. Along with the informative historical aspect of the book and projected future outlook, additional content will include differing viewpoints and suggested approaches to current advances in weather forecasting.
Weather has become a global story and advances are not keeping up with the growing value placed on weather and weather forecasts. This book shows how advances can improve forecasting from pure guess work to actual materialized scientific results. The authors clearly demonstrate that while the world around us is exploding with technological advances, weather forecasting, although advancing in many areas, is not keeping up.
Taking an accessible approach to the subject this book will not only look at the history of forecasting, but discuss where the latest advances are heading, along with a professional view of why these advances are, or are not, being aimed in the right direction. There are many differing views on how meteorological advances should be introduced on a global scale. Such opinions may include pooling resources together to aim for a better worldwide forecasting skillset. Current computer models and forecasting capability differ from one country to the next - should this continue? What are the options for future meteorological progressions? This book will outline areas that need to be focused on in the next phase of meteorological advances.
