Hurricane experience levels of coastal county populations - Texas to Maine.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: JUN 1984Description: 127p., 10 refs, 5 tablesReport number: National Government; NOAA-TM-NWS-NHC-24Subject: Population graphs for the period 1900-1980 have been prepared for coastal counties from Texas to Maine which could be affected significantly by hurricane winds and tides. The Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale (range 1 - 5) has been used to develop a hurricane climatology for each county for the period 1900-1982. The combined statistics graphically illustrate that nearly 80 per cent of all Atlantic and Gulf coastal residents of the United States have never experienced the effects of a direct hit by a major hurricane
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Population graphs for the period 1900-1980 have been prepared for coastal counties from Texas to Maine which could be affected significantly by hurricane winds and tides. The Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale (range 1 - 5) has been used to develop a hurricane climatology for each county for the period 1900-1982. The combined statistics graphically illustrate that nearly 80 per cent of all Atlantic and Gulf coastal residents of the United States have never experienced the effects of a direct hit by a major hurricane
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