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Hurricane!: Coping with Disaster: Progress and Challenges Since Galveston, 1900 (Special Publications) by Robert Homer Simpson; Richard A Anthes; Michael Garstang; Joanne Simpson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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1 online resource (x, 360 pages) : Chronicles progress made during the 20th century in the ability of meteorologists to monitor and predict hurricanes. The 15 chapters trace efforts to improve the accuracy of hurricane tracking and prediction of landfall, explore the societal challenges of coping with hurricanes, and assess the possibilities and limits of technology. Topics include surveillance by specially instrumented aircraft, options for mitigating damage, and the role of weather satellites. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Includes bibliographical references (page 335) and index Print version record

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Author

Robert Homer Simpson; Richard A Anthes; Michael Garstang; Joanne Simpson

Publisher

Wiley & Sons, Limited, John

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781118665343

Category

nonfiction