Florida's Hurricane History

Florida's Hurricane History

Author: Jay Barnes

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2012-08-15

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 1469600218

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The Sunshine State has an exceptionally stormy past. Vulnerable to storms that arise in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, Florida has been hit by far more hurricanes than any other state. In many ways, hurricanes have helped shape Florida's history. Early efforts by the French, Spanish, and English to claim the territory as their own were often thwarted by hurricanes. More recently, storms have affected such massive projects as Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad and efforts to manage water in South Florida. In this book, Jay Barnes offers a fascinating and informative look at Florida's hurricane history. Drawing on meteorological research, news reports, first-person accounts, maps, and historical photographs, he traces all of the notable hurricanes that have affected the state over the last four-and-a-half centuries, from the great storms of the early colonial period to the devastating hurricanes of 2004 and 2005--Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma. In addition to providing a comprehensive chronology of more than one hundred individual storms, Florida's Hurricane History includes information on the basics of hurricane dynamics, formation, naming, and forecasting. It explores the origins of the U.S. Weather Bureau and government efforts to study and track hurricanes in Florida, home of the National Hurricane Center. But the book does more than examine how hurricanes have shaped Florida's past; it also looks toward the future, discussing the serious threat that hurricanes continue to pose to both lives and property in the state. Filled with more than 200 photographs and maps, the book also features a foreword by Steve Lyons, tropical weather expert for the Weather Channel. It will serve as both an essential reference on hurricanes in Florida and a remarkable source of the stories--of tragedy and destruction, rescue and survival--that foster our fascination with these powerful storms.


Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico

Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico

Author: Barry D. Keim

Publisher:

Published: 2009-08-31

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico presents a comprehensive history and analysis of the hurricanes that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico from the 1800s to the present, reporting each hurricane's point of origin, oceanic and atmospheric influences, track, size, intensity, point of landfall, storm surge, and impact on life and the environment. Additional information describes the unique features of the Gulf that influence the development of hurricanes, and the problems of predicting hurricane activity in the coming years. Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico is illustrated with 52 photographs, 44 maps, and 15 charts, plus tables and graphs.


Mean Season

Mean Season

Author:

Publisher: Palm Beach Post

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781563527456

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Expert reporting from the editors of the Palm Beach Post capture these tragic events of nature, that happened during the worst hurricane season that Florida has ever seen.


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.


In the Eye of Hurricane Andrew

In the Eye of Hurricane Andrew

Author: Eugene F. Provenzo

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780813025667

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On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the worst hurricane in modern Florida's history, this bold, eye-opening portrait of a killer storm tracks Andrew's devastating march across Florida and gauges the storm's impact on the state and its people.


Storm of the Century

Storm of the Century

Author: Willie Drye

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Published: 2003-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780792241034

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A gripping chronicle of the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the United States and its devastating aftermath details the fiercest storm of September 1935 from the perspectives of survivors of the storm, Federal Emergency Relief Administration employees, and government officials. Reprint.


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


Black Cloud

Black Cloud

Author: Eliot Kleinberg

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 9780786711468

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A Florida native delves into the state's history to reconstruct a 1928 hurricane that devastated the region right before the Great Depression, finding evidence of communities hard hit by the killer storm.