Age of hurricane schwartz tv#

The climate and extreme weather affect almost every aspect of our lives, yet the only scientist that many people encounter daily is their favorite TV meteorologists. Science doesn't only belong in conferences and textbooks. The Weathermaker is a 2020 SUNNY Award winner!

Plus, 40 years on TV has given him lots of “inside TV news” stories. The added bonus is that the author is a meteorologist, and the science is accurate. There is also evidence that controlling nature can lead to disaster ( Jurassic Park). It shows the tragic aspects of climate change (like The Day After Tomorrow) and “the cure is worse than the disease” ( Snowpiercer).

The Weathermaker is a “cli-fi” genre-bending thriller, with the action aspects of Twister. On the other hand, lawsuits, criminal charges, and even death threats follow his actions. The military and organized crime want to use him, too. The most famous actress in Hollywood seduces him so he will do the latter. Neil is torn between preventing disasters that save the insurance industry billions and saving lives from drought in Africa. Preventing floods in one country might lead to drought next door (“They stole our rain!”). Being able to prevent some of those disasters sounds great, but… weakening one hurricane in the Atlantic could strengthen a typhoon in the Pacific. The latest science shows that extreme weather has increased in frequency and severity due to climate change. During a snowstorm that isn’t producing as much snow as predicted, Neil discovers his gift: he can make the snow increase or decrease and make it start or stop raining. He is already a rising star TV meteorologist in Baltimore. Neil Stephenson can control the weather-but should he?

Age of hurricane schwartz