http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com science writer and book author Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:18:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/advance-orders-open-for-jacks-newest-book http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/advance-orders-open-for-jacks-newest-book#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:07:02 +0000 Jack Williams ©2011 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/?p=2572 The National Geographic is now taking advance orders for Jack’s latest book, The Field Guide to the Water’s Edge, which will begin shipping on May 1, 2012. Jack is co-author with Stephen Leatherman, who is widely known as Dr. Beach for his annual 10 Best Beaches lists. 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(I suspect they are continuous.) Also, how do they develop in the evolution of a hurricane? That is, why isn’t the hurricane [...]]]> http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/answers-hurricane-rainbands/feed 0 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/clearing-the-climate-change-fog http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/clearing-the-climate-change-fog#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:11:50 +0000 Jack Williams ©2011 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/?p=2453 Until I watched the preview DVD of “Earth: The Operators’ Manual” a couple of weeks ago, I had never viewed a television program about climate change that I particularly liked. PBS stations began airing the show on April 10–with some showing it a few days later. More information on the show and when it’s scheduled to [...]]]> http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/clearing-the-climate-change-fog/feed 0 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/photos-of-the-shuttle-discovery-launch http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/photos-of-the-shuttle-discovery-launch#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:40:58 +0000 Jack Williams ©2011 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/?p=2415 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/photos-of-the-shuttle-discovery-launch/feed 0 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/answers-finding-wind-data http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/answers-finding-wind-data#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:47:40 +0000 Jack Williams ©2011 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/?p=2348 Q: What is your favorite source for near real time surface wind visualizations in the mid Atlantic region. I need the information for balloon flight planning in the field. Curt, Falls Church, Va. A:  I’ve yet to find any really good visualizations for surface winds because none show the winds in any real detail. That [...]]]> http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/answers-finding-wind-data/feed 0 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/washington-post-upgrades-web-weather http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/washington-post-upgrades-web-weather#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:01:12 +0000 Jack Williams ©2011 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/?p=2302 The Washington Post is jumping headfirst into using weather to attract readers; something television stations have been doing since the 1960s but that newspapers have mostly ignored. In his Dec. 10 Sunday column Andrew Alexander, the Post’s Ombudsman,  said: “Many readers have called or e-mailed asking what’s behind the expanded [online weather section]. The answer: opportunity, [...]]]> http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/washington-post-upgrades-web-weather/feed 2