The Coming Storm

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Tornadoes, cyclones, tsunamis Weather can be deadly especially when it strikes without warning Millions of Americans could soon find themselves at the mercy of violent weather if the public data behind lifesaving storm alerts gets privatized for personal gain.In his first Audible Original feature, New York Times best selling author and journalist Michael Lewis delivers hard hitting research on not so random weather data and how Washington plans to release it He also digs deep into the lives of two scientists who revolutionized climate predictions, bringing warning systems to previously unimaginable levels of accuracy One is Kathy Sullivan, a gifted scientist among the first women in space the other, D.J Patil, is a trickster turned mathematician and a political adviser.Most urgently, Lewis s narrative reveals the potential cost of putting a price tag on information with the potential to save lives, raising questions about balancing public service with profits in an ethically ambiguous atmosphere. Best Read The Coming Storm [ By ] Michael Lewis [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Great, concise story about weather and data science Some interesting backstory about the current administration Had me taking baby steps by deleting Accuweather from my phone Worth a listen Lewis always has the best information about topics Recommended.At this very moment there is a hurricane heading towards me and it occurs to me that maybe this was not the best time to read this book While very short, it s very much worth your while I only wish it was 5 times as long.This isn t a book about climate change or the growing threat of severe weather It s muchabout how weather predictions have changed and the massive troves of data NOAA gathers It s also a quiet indictment of the current administration and the many opportunities they ve At this very moment there is a hurricane heading towards me and it occurs to me that maybe this was not the best time to r...The most relevant audiobook of the year.The unsung heroes at NOAA will likely save you life someday soon.Or not.Check out Audible s informative pageMichael Lewis writes with his usual engaging thoroughness about the Commerce Department, NOAA, and the National Weather Service He explains the way in which they use big data to solve important problems, and their ongoing fight against the commercialization and privatization of this weather data It s under three hours long but it s chock full of such revelatory facts and meaty interviews that it often feels like A full length book However, it did seem to lack the organization that readers hav Michael Lewis writes with his usual engaging thoroughness about the Commerce Department, NOAA, and the National Weather Service He explains the way in which they use big data to solve important problems, and their ongoing fight against the commercialization and privatization of this weather data It s under three hours long but it s chock full of such revelatory facts and meaty interviews that it often feels like A full len...This turned out to be an insightful look behind the scenes at the politics and considerations of weather data collection and reporting, specifically access to the data, responsibilities of the government to warn protect its citizens and its track record on neutrality in managing it You will hear about the viewpoints and motivations of different parties, such as NOAA, Public Weather Service, NASA, and profit players like Accu Weather It was surprising to learn how much interaction influence This turne...This short account of how data helps us, and is kept from us, was riveting Weather data has long been collected by NOAA, and paid for with our tax dollars Some entrepreneurial types created a way to sell this data back to American consumers via weather apps and websites Shockingly, they also found ways to make sure that the free government data was buried and in many cases, NOAA and other entities were prohibited from sharing this data Weather can kill tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes and This short account of how data helps us, and is kept from us, was riveting Weather data has long been collected by NOAA, and paid for with our tax dollars Some entrep...Michael Lewis, best known for his financial journalism Moneyball, The Big Short, etc has been commissioned by Audible to produce a series of long form pieces about how well U.S citizens are served by the large, bureaucratic agencies Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, etc that often receive littlethan back page coverage in print newspapers His first entry is The Coming Storm, which looks at the Department of Commerce, and in particular the Nati Michael Lewis, best known for his financial journalism Moneyball, The Big Short, etc has been commissioned by Audible to produce a series of long form pieces about how well U.S citizens are served by the large, bureaucratic agencies Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, etc that often receive littlethan back page coverage in print newspapers His first entry is The Coming Storm, which looks at the Department of Commerce, and in particular the National Weather Service, a sub agency of NOAA the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Lewis main point is that the Weather Service has become increasingly adept at forecasting meteorological threats, and that the hard working scientists who collect and analyze the data upon which those forecasts are based deservecredit than they receive for the lives and property they ve saved It s an inspiring tale, filled with heroic characters lik...I never expected a one sided, fear mongering pile of propaganda from Lewis I ve enjoyed his other books I ve never found his personal politics to intrude on his writing Lefty politics seeps out of this short book I think his premise is to warn us about the Trump administration dismantling the national weather service or at least privatizing it Lewis sets out the greedy capitalists versus the altruistic government employees His argument is thatpeople will die, presumably in...I was a big fan of Michael Lewis books, especially The Big Short Unfortunately, he has written an audio book which is nothan a political polemic designed to derail President Trump s nomination of Barry Myers a very good man and well qualified nominee to be administrator of NOAA.How do I know I m retired from AccuWeather I ve known Barry since the late 80 s Just about everything he writes about commercial meteorology is wrong How wrong Try this I was a big fan of Michael Lewis books, especially The Big Short Unfortunately, he has written an audio book which is nothan a political polemic designed to derail President Trump s nominat...Not Lewis s finest I ve enjoyed previous books because they were so well laid out and organized and interesting I didn t like his last book that well either Hopefully he ll get back to his old style of writing If not his next book will be my last This 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The Coming Storm
  • English
  • 24 August 2017
  • Audible Audio
  • 100 pages
  • Michael Lewis
  • The Coming Storm