Hurricanes of the North Atlantic
Hurricanes of the North Atlantic

Author: James B. Elsner

Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9780195125085

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As people continue to develop coastal areas, society's liability to hurricanes will dramatically increase, regardless of changes in the environment. This book addresses these key issues, providing a detailed examination of

Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States
Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States

Author: Rick Schwartz

Publisher: Blue Diamond Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780978628000

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This reference traces the region's 400-year recorded hurricane history, from Jamestown to the present, drawing on accounts in newspaper articles, books, private journals, and interviews. Emphasizing the human side of a hurricane's aftermath rather than scientific aspects, each hurricane account tells how individuals and communities reacted to the storms. Storms are profiled in year-by-year entries from the 1600's to the current century.