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Jet Stream

A Journey Through our Changing Climate

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Jet Stream

By: Tim Woollings
Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
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A number of extreme weather events have struck the Northern Hemisphere in recent years, from scorching heatwaves to desperately cold winters, and from floods and storms to droughts and wildfires.

These events have fueled intense discussions in scientific conferences, government agencies, cafes, and on street corners around the world. Why are these events happening? Is this the emerging signal of climate change, and should we expect more of this? Media reports vary widely, but one mysterious agent has risen to prominence in many cases: the jet stream.

The story begins on a windswept beach in Barbados, from where we follow the ascent of a weather balloon that will travel along the jet stream all around the world. From this viewpoint we observe the effect of the jet in influencing human life around the hemisphere, and witness startling changes emerging. What is the jet stream and how well do we understand it? How does it affect our weather and is it changing? These are the main questions tackled in this book.

©2020 Tim Woollings (P)2020 Tantor Atmospheric Science Earth Sciences Physics Science

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as an audiobook, this is a bit hopeless to understand thoroughly. At least for me, it just requires too intensive spatial operations in your head, or very tight concentration.

Note that figures are not available for the audiobook.

Narration is ok, but I just wonder why the narrator does not seem to recognise shifts from science to the side story of Joseph. A pause of a couple of hundred milliseconds there would make the transitions more natural.

Interesting for a weather and climate nerd, but…

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Would have been 5 stars if a PDF of diagrams was provided. The diagrams are integral to illustrating.

Would have been 5 stars if a PDF of diagrams

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The book is a real gem. Very good explanations, high scientific level, nice digressions helping to understand not only the meteorology as such, but also its social, economical, historical, mathematical and physical background. Plenty interesting side stories. Outstanding idea of following the jet stream with the meteorological balloon. Lovely story about the founders of the theory behind the book: Joseph (Fourier?) and Leonard (Euler?)

I've saved this book on my jogging headphones and I listen only it, for the fifth time now.

Incredibly interesting and scientifically detailed

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