Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather - Softcover

Windswept is the story of humankind's long struggle to understand wind and weather—from the wind gods of ancient times to early discoveries of the dynamics of air movement to high-tech schemes to control hurricanes. Marq de Villiers is equally adept at explaining the science of wind as he is at presenting dramatic personal stories of encounters with gales and storms. We have made great strides in understanding how wind affects weather, but much is left to learn about how global warming and pollution may impact the winds themselves. The stakes are high because, as Hurricane Katrina so vividly reminded us, anything that affects the winds eventually affects human life.

Marq de Villiers is the author of Sahara: The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert, Sable Island: The Strange Origins and Curious History of a Dune Adrift in the Atlantic, and several other books. De Villiers lives in Eagle Head, Nova Scotia.