Hurricane Watch

Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth

By: Jack Williams, Bob Sheets

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Paperback | 15 August 2001 | Edition Number 1

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The ultimate guide to the ultimate storms, Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world's foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist. This in-depth look at these awe-inspiring acts of nature covers everything from the earliest efforts by seafarers at predicting storms to the way satellite imaging is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting. It reveals the latest information on hurricanes: their effects on ocean waves, the causes of the variable wind speeds in different parts of the storm, and the origins of the super-cooled shafts of water that vent at high altitudes. Hurricane Watch is a compelling history of man's relationship with the deadliest storms on earth.

Includes:

- The story of the nineteenth-century Cuban Jesuit whose success at predicting the great cyclones was considered almost mystical.

- A new look at Isaac Cline, whose infamous failure to predict the Galveston Hurricane left him obsessed with the devastating effects of storm surge.

- The story of the Hurricane Hunters, including the first man ever to deliberately fly into a hurricane.

- A complete account of how computer modeling has changed hurricane tracking.

- A history of Project Stormfury: the only significant, organized effort to reduce the damaging strength of severe hurricanes.

- A unique firsthand account of Hurricane Andrew by both authors, who were at the National Hurricane Center when Andrew struck.

- A listing of the deadliest storms in history.

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Non-Fiction Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Natural Disasters Earth Sciences Meteorology & Climatology Science Science in General Physics Applied Physics Atmospheric Physics Nature & The Natural World

The Earth & Natural History in General Weather & Climate

Preface	p. xiii
Early History and Science	p. 3
Nineteenth Century	p. 31
Early 1900s	p. 61
Flying Reconnaissance	p. 96
The 1950s	p. 125
The 1960s	p. 142
Controlling Storms	p. 157
The 1970s and '80s	p. 179
Computer Modeling	p. 203
Hurricane Andrew	p. 222
The Future	p. 265
Appendices
Tropical Cyclone Terminology and Seasons	p. 285
Atlantic Basin Hurricane Names	p. 287
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Potential Damage Scale	p. 290
Hurricane Probabilities	p. 292
The Strongest Hurricanes to Hit the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts 1900-2000	p. 295
Billion-Dollar Hurricanes	p. 297
The Deadliest U.S. Hurricanes 1900-2000	p. 299
The Deadliest Hurricanes since 1492	p. 301
Damage Cost Compared to Death Rate, 1900-1999	p. 303
What Past Hurricanes Would Cost Today	p. 304
Forecasting Computer Models Used by the National Hurricane Center	p. 305
Preparing for Hurricanes	p. 309
Glossary	p. 313
Index	p. 321
Illustration Credits	p. 333
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