Hurricanes : their nature and impacts on society.

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TextPublication details: Chichester ; Brisbane : Wiley, c1997Description: xviii, 279 p. : ill., mapsISBN:

0471973548 (hc)

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363.349220973 21

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Subject: Discusses hurricanes, their effect on society, and how society responds to these storms. It focuses on the U.S. to provide a framework for integrating science and policy that can be applied to the study of tropical cyclone impacts throughout the world

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: science, policy, and hurricanes -- The U.S. hurricane problem -- Tropical cyclones on planet earth -- Hurricane forecasts -- Hurricane impacts -- Societal responses -- Hurricane Andrew: forecast, impact, response -- Tropical cyclone fundamentals

Discusses hurricanes, their effect on society, and how society responds to these storms. It focuses on the U.S. to provide a framework for integrating science and policy that can be applied to the study of tropical cyclone impacts throughout the world

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