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RECORD NUMBER: 26 OF 53Main Title | Hurricanes : a reference handbook / | |||||||||||
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Author | Fitzpatrick, Patrick J. | |||||||||||
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Publisher | ABC-CLIO, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2006 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 61461676 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 1851096477; 9781851096473; 1851096523; 9781851096527 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Hurricanes--Handbooks, manuals, etc | |||||||||||
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Edition | 2nd ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xix, 412 pages ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Revised edition of: Natural disasters, hurricanes. c1999. Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-401) and index. |
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Contents Notes | This book presents a simple scientific explanation of how and why of these events, as well as case studies and the prevention and warning systems that have been created mankind. Background on hurricanes -- Problems, controversies, and solutions: hurricane destruction, forecasting, global warming controversy, mitigation, and insurance procedures -- Worldwide perspective -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Data, opinions and letters -- Directory of organizations -- Print, nonprint, and internet resources. |