How did we get here? How bad is it? How much worse will it get? How much will it change life as we know it, and how quickly? These are the questions faced by an international community of scientists introduced to readers by Stevens as he explores the means by which they assemble far-flung instances of storms, droughts, and peculiarities of weather in our own backyards -- snow in southern California, 60-degree December days in New York City -- into a picture of global forces of nature at work.

An armchair scientist's glimpse into the science of climate, "The Change in the Weather" is an eye-opening and authoritative exploration of today's world and tomorrow's uncertainty -- intelligent commercial nonfiction at its relevant best.