Natural Disasters: Hurricanes
eBook - PDF

Natural Disasters: Hurricanes

A Reference Handbook

  1. 286 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Natural Disasters: Hurricanes

A Reference Handbook

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This easily accessible reference work reveals the workings of savage tropical storms, charts their actions and cycles, assesses their economic and environmental impact, and reviews the latest research on hurricanes.

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Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
1999
ISBN
9781576072608

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. NATURAL DISASTERS: HURRICANES A Reference Handbook
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1 An Overview of Hurricanes
  10. 2 Chronology
  11. 3 Biographical Sketches
  12. 4 Data, Opinions, Letters, and Mitigation
  13. 5 Directory of Organizations
  14. 6 Print Resources
  15. 7 Electronic and Internet Resources
  16. Acronyms and Abbreviations
  17. Conversion Tables
  18. The Modified Beaufort Scale
  19. Tracking Hurricanes and Understanding National Hurricane Center Forecasts
  20. Maximum Sustained Wind Speed Relationships
  21. Glossary
  22. Index