The Skies Above (April 1, 2022)
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My latest book, The Skies Above, is now available!
Did you know a puffy cloud can weigh millions of pounds? Or that every rainbow you see is unique to you?
Our atmosphere is full of spectacular sights that are always within your reach. Glistening layers of fog, gorgeous sunsets, and brilliant meteors flashing through the sky can light up even the calmest day.
The Skies Above, published by Mountaineers Books, is a celebration of what we overlook when we look up. I was thrilled to work with the editors and illustrators at Indelible Editions to share with you the quotidian beauty of our sky.
Order your copy now and learn about the wonders we take for granted every day.
The Extreme Weather Survival Manual (2015)
I teamed up with the editors of Outdoor Life magazine to write the ultimate guide to understanding and surviving the worst nature can throw at us. Whether you’re stuck outdoors during a raging blizzard or safely inside watching the skies with weather radar, The Extreme Weather Survival Manual has you covered with hands-on tips, helpful advice, and new bits of knowledge.
The 240-page paperback book, published by Weldon Owen, was released on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. I talked about the book with Dr. Marshall Shepherd on his Weather Channel show WXGeeks on October 11, 2015.
You can purchase The Extreme Weather Survival Manual from Amazon and the shelves and websites of retailers worldwide.
Writing
The Weather Network — I began contributing to The Weather Network as a digital writer in June 2021. I help the digital team cover active weather across Canada and wherever storms are swirling around the world.
Forbes — I’ve contributed to Forbes Science since February 2016, where I translate complicated weather forecasts and analyze important weather information for thousands of readers.
Gawker’s The Vane — I ran Gawker’s weather vertical for 21 months, helping hundreds of thousands of readers every month appreciate and prepare for the worst (and best) nature can throw at us.
Mental Floss — I contributed more than a hundred articles to Mental Floss between 2015 and 2017, helping the site’s readers understand all sorts of weather events and prepare for dangerous storms on the horizon.
Capital Weather Gang — I’ve occasionally contributed to the Washington Post‘s Capital Weather Gang since 2013, covering everything from the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon to conspiracy theories about weather control. One of my articles appeared in print on March 12, 2019.
Popular Science — I covered the 2017 and 2018 hurricane seasons for Popular Science’s website.
Outside — I contributed a column called Heavy Weather to Outside Magazine‘s website in 2018 in 2019.
Other Writing
“Los Angeles Will Remain at High Risk of Fire Into Next Week,” WIRED, January 11, 2025
“Why Super Typhoons Like Yagi Are More Common Than You’d Think,” WIRED, Sept. 5, 2024
“What Twisters Gets Right—and Wrong—About Tornado Science,” WIRED, July 22, 2024
“Hurricane Beryl Isn’t A Freak Storm—It’s The Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted,” WIRED, July 2, 2024
“The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to Solar Maximum,” WIRED, May 27, 2024
“The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm,” WIRED, May 10, 2024
“7 things your TV meteorologist wants to tell you, but can’t,” Considerable, October 16, 2019
“How People Predicted The Weather Before Modern Technology,” Observer, June 11, 2018
“Why Do Meteorologists And Weather Reporters Receive So Much Hate Mail?,” Observer, June 4, 2018
“How to Use The Heat Index and Wind Chill to Tell When It’s Awful Outside,” Observer, May 21, 2018
“Why Do People Believe In Weather Control Conspiracy Theories?,” Observer, May 14, 2018
“It’s Not Your Weather App That Sucks—It’s You,” Observer, May 7, 2018
“Why Trump’s NOAA Pick Has Scientists and Forecasters Seriously Concerned,” Earther, October 13, 2017
TV/Podcast Appearances
The Weather Network (videos):
Reporting on Hurricane Helene’s impacts, September 27, 2024
What is Accumulated Cyclone Energy?, September 9, 2024
Breaking down Hurricane Beryl’s strength, June 30, 2024
Canada’s summer severe weather risk, June 2, 2024
Experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime aurora, May 11, 2024
Explaining Mexico’s Tehuantepecer winds, November 2, 2023
Reporting on Tropical Storm Ophelia’s impacts, September 23, 2023
Discussing rapid intensification of hurricanes, September 10, 2023
Explainer on special types of clouds (voiceover), April 27, 2023
Hurricane Sandy ten-year anniversary (voiceover), October 28, 2022
The Weather Channel:
WXGeeks, Surviving Weather Disasters, October 11, 2015
Podcasts:
In The Elements, Ep. 7: The Harassment Facing Meteorologists, February 22, 2018
WeatherBrains, Episode #528, February 29, 2016
Interviews/Press
“How to Interpret Weather in the Backcountry,” Sierra Magazine, July 19, 2022
“Impressive Bolts Victory Delayed By Impressive Bolts,” Defector, October 4, 2021
“Let’s Actually Ask An Expert If Traffic Circles Could Make Tornadoes,” Jalopnik, Sept. 3, 2021
“‘This isn’t just a stupid story, it’s a big story’: An oral history of Sharpiegate,” Washington Post, September 13, 2019
“Stupid Wind Is Ruining The Olympics,” The Cut, February 14, 2018
“Why Don’t You See Pink Sunsets In The Wintertime?“, The Hairpin, August 25, 2017
“How To Survive The Worst Weather, From Mudslides To Nuclear Winter,” Wired, October 17, 2015
“Experts debate whether Fahrenheit is the right choice,” The Weather Network, March 23, 2015
“The National Weather Service Should Be Replaced By Gawker,” Slate, August 7, 2014