Menacing Skies

Imagine: you''re blindsided on a dark highway by a half-mile-wide tornado. Orworse: you''re aboard a commercial jetliner brought to the ground by a powerfulthunderstorm—the deadliest plane crash in Texas history. In Menacing Skies: TexasWeather and Stories of Survival, Dan Henry shares incredible stories of survivalfrom people who have come face-to-face with nature''s most violent storms. Dan hascovered every type of weather event during his three-decade career as ameteorologist. In this book, he collaborates with other top experts in the field tounravel the mysteries of science that drive our weather. Why do some thunderstormsspawn destructive tornadoes, and others don''t? What is "supercharging" hurricaneslike Harvey, enabling them to unleash historic flooding? How will climate changeaffect our weather—and our lives—in the next 100 years? Whether you''re an aspiringstorm chaser or someone who runs for shelter at the first clap of thunder, MenacingSkies will leave you awed by the power of the human spirit and better prepared forwhatever severe weather you encounter.