Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved!

As a geography major who graduated from ASU (the author's university) I was very interested to see how he couched his solutions to the mysteries. He came to ASU only a year before I graduated so I did not have the privilege of taking a class from him. I find his discourse on the weather events thoughtful and compelling, even if not all the mysteries were actually "solved". However, I think this is a completely understandable and educational book for beginning weather buffs. I believe he succeeds in proving his point that climatology is an important science that warrants continuing study by all countries.

I'm kind of a weather geek and thought I'd like this book.I don't.I'm about halfway through and don't know if I can finish it.It's mostly page after page of complicated meteorology theories and guesswork that get boring really fast.Thought I'd like it because Prof. Cerveny is always good on the Weather Channel shows.Too boring.Sorry.

Read like a science fiction novel. Read the Holy Scriptures for truth. Zero stars. Don't waste your money on weather's greatest mysteries solved. Nothing was solved in this book. Earth is only 6000 years old. Love how Elohim had made fools of brilliant scientists. Author uses brilliant a lot to describe scientists.

Professor Randy Cerveny has written a book that every single person interested in climate change must read.Far too many stories in the media (including blogs) about global climate change are written by individuals with no background in climate science. This book will provide them some understanding of how climate change works, but delivered in a way that fans of Sherlock will enjoy.For citizens hearing all about climate catastrophe and how the world as we know it will come to an end, this book will move you from a state of confusion to position where you will feel like you have a handle on the entire topic.For students interested in climate change, whether high school or college, this book will fill in gaps that you never knew you had. You may have seen videos, listened to lectures, and seen movies. I guarantee you that these presentations were missing the real story behind global climate change -- how climatologists figure out how and why Earth's climate changes.Professor Cerveny is an award winning teacher at Arizona State. He teaches freshman courses, and he teaches graduate seminars. Dr. Cerveny brings these experiences to the table in this amazing book. You learn about climate change at the graduate level, but there are no prerequisites to reading this book! He gives you all of the background knowledge you will need to understand how the great climate mysteries are solved. It is this perspective that will make you the master of discussions, because you will be able to take his stories and re-explain them to friends who "just don't get it" -- because you will!

This book is very difficult to put down. The author, a climatologist, discusses about twenty historical weather/climate mysteries that span the period from the dinosaurs' demise to the present. One must admit that the book's title seems like too tall an order to fill; that's because it is. Some of the mysteries that are presented do appear to be solved; however, others involve phenomena that are better understood now than in earlier times but are still in need of varying amounts of research, and thus, as admitted to by the author, are still unsolved. The writing style is clear, very authoritative, friendly, widely accessible and quite engaging. The various scientific terms that are used are clearly explained by the author, as are the scientific principles involved. Part detective thriller, part archaeological/historical adventure, and all very level-headed in the analyses that it contains, this fascinating book can be enjoyed by anyone who is interested in weather and climate: how they work, how we know what we know about them, how and why climate can change and how weather/climate mysteries can be solved.