Jason Foster
I forgot to add that I did in fact finish the book (finally...LOL). I did enjoy it. As soon as my MAD US weather buddy Mark Ellinwood finishes...we'll do a full, dual review on that site, of the book.
Mark Ellinwood
EF2
Working on it
A little over halfway through... I tend to read in blocks, so I could just finish it all up at once when I get around to it again. Consider it a huge compliment since this is my first free-read in over 4 years
Mike Smith
Two Book Signings
I will have two pre-Christmas book signings for Warnings:
The first is at the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita on December 7 at 7pm. More info here: http://www.gpnc.org/
The second is at the Barnes & Noble at the Plaza in KC on December 12 at 1pm.
The details are here: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3075751
I'd enjoy seeing anyone who would like to stop by!
Mike
I will have two pre-Christmas book signings for Warnings:
The first is at the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita on December 7 at 7pm. More info here: http://www.gpnc.org/
The second is at the Barnes & Noble at the Plaza in KC on December 12 at 1pm.
The details are here: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3075751
I'd enjoy seeing anyone who would like to stop by!
Mike
Mike Smith
New Review of "Warnings" from Jeff Id
Excerpt:
On getting a few minutes to myself I began reading it, unaware that I was about to shoot the whole day reading a book on weather... The story ... was educational but it was also a heck of a lot of fun.
Full review is here: http://noconsensus.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/warnings/
Note: I checked three book stores yesterday: Two were out and the other was down to one copy. Amazon says they are down to five copies. So, please order in plenty of time for Christmas or attend one of the book signings this week (see above).
Thanks, Mike
Excerpt:
On getting a few minutes to myself I began reading it, unaware that I was about to shoot the whole day reading a book on weather... The story ... was educational but it was also a heck of a lot of fun.
Full review is here: http://noconsensus.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/warnings/
Note: I checked three book stores yesterday: Two were out and the other was down to one copy. Amazon says they are down to five copies. So, please order in plenty of time for Christmas or attend one of the book signings this week (see above).
Thanks, Mike
Brent Willcox
Mike,
Just to let you know, I received my copy of Warnings today as a Christmas present, and I'm very much looking forward to reading it.
My brother said he had no problem at all getting it from Amazon, for what its worth.
-b-
Just to let you know, I received my copy of Warnings today as a Christmas present, and I'm very much looking forward to reading it.
My brother said he had no problem at all getting it from Amazon, for what its worth.
-b-
Mike Smith
"Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather" Pt. II
We are going to have some exciting announcements the next few weeks.
We do have a couple of new 5-star reviews posted, both by meteorologists it turns out: http://www.amazon.com/Warnings-Stor...iewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
Much more to follow...
Mike
We are going to have some exciting announcements the next few weeks.
We do have a couple of new 5-star reviews posted, both by meteorologists it turns out: http://www.amazon.com/Warnings-Stor...iewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
Much more to follow...
Mike
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Mike Smith
We are having a contest! Details here: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/02/contest-time.html There is NO COST to enter.
Mike Smith
New review by a degreed emergency manager: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-review-of-warnings.html
beaudodson
EF5
Reading the book now 
- love it! Well worth the buy - matter of fact just ordered copies for my local ABC/NBC/CBS stations and local weather service office.
- love it! Well worth the buy - matter of fact just ordered copies for my local ABC/NBC/CBS stations and local weather service office.Mike Smith
Beau,
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it.
Mike
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it.
Mike
Mike Smith
Good morning, everyone.
I'll be on "Coast to Coast AM" tonight from midnight to 1am Central. I'll be talking about "Warnings", Irene, and whatever else George may wish to talk about. I'm also on Gene Rhoden's "High Instability" just 18 hours later! Really looking forward to both.
Recently, I received an email asking what "Warnings" is about. Since there is apparently some confusion, let me clear it up.
Just like The Right Stuff made heroes out of test pilots and the early astronauts, Warnings makes heroes out of meteorologists and storm chasers. I tell the story of how our work has contributed to society and saved so very many lives. It is a fast, easy read (not a heavy 'science book') and it has a 5-star rating at Amazon.
I'll be on "Coast to Coast AM" tonight from midnight to 1am Central. I'll be talking about "Warnings", Irene, and whatever else George may wish to talk about. I'm also on Gene Rhoden's "High Instability" just 18 hours later! Really looking forward to both.
Recently, I received an email asking what "Warnings" is about. Since there is apparently some confusion, let me clear it up.
Just like The Right Stuff made heroes out of test pilots and the early astronauts, Warnings makes heroes out of meteorologists and storm chasers. I tell the story of how our work has contributed to society and saved so very many lives. It is a fast, easy read (not a heavy 'science book') and it has a 5-star rating at Amazon.
Mike Smith
A New Review of "Warnings"
Here is a wonderful new review of "Warnings": http://wordbasket.blogspot.com/2011/09/mike-smith-saves-world-from-weather.html
Here is a wonderful new review of "Warnings": http://wordbasket.blogspot.com/2011/09/mike-smith-saves-world-from-weather.html
Mike Smith
One-Time Special Price for "Warnings"
Because so many students attend the National Weather Festival, we are going to make hardcover copies of Warnings available at $10 (tax included) for this one time only.
Details here: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/10/drum-rollnational-weather-festival.html
Hope to see you Saturday, October 29th.
Because so many students attend the National Weather Festival, we are going to make hardcover copies of Warnings available at $10 (tax included) for this one time only.
Details here: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/10/drum-rollnational-weather-festival.html
Hope to see you Saturday, October 29th.
Mike Smith
With the news from the Weather Ready Nation Conference that 99+% of the fatality causing tornadoes of 2011 were in both a tornado watch and warning before the storm arrived, Warnings is more relevant than ever. More on the 99% statistic here: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-forecasts-are-so-much-better-than.html
How did we achieve that remarkable scientific success? That is the story told in Warnings. As the most recent Amazon review states:
Smith skillfully makes this and other controversies seem not just important, but exciting. Meteorology, in his telling, has the same bare-knuckle energy we see in politics or sports. These battles, many of which Smith himself fought in, reveal how much of our modern, weather-safe lifestyle is contingent on personalities, and could have gone another way.
While weather forecasters often appear starchy and bland, Smith makes the weather into an urgent concern, and a remarkable victory. This story turns the weather into a quest, and meteorologists into the most unlikely heroes in recent literature.
Hope you'll consider giving a copy or putting it on your Christmas list.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
How did we achieve that remarkable scientific success? That is the story told in Warnings. As the most recent Amazon review states:
Smith skillfully makes this and other controversies seem not just important, but exciting. Meteorology, in his telling, has the same bare-knuckle energy we see in politics or sports. These battles, many of which Smith himself fought in, reveal how much of our modern, weather-safe lifestyle is contingent on personalities, and could have gone another way.
While weather forecasters often appear starchy and bland, Smith makes the weather into an urgent concern, and a remarkable victory. This story turns the weather into a quest, and meteorologists into the most unlikely heroes in recent literature.
Hope you'll consider giving a copy or putting it on your Christmas list.
Merry Christmas, everyone!