Taken by Storm, 1938 - A Social and Meteorological History of the Great New England Hurricane

Name: Taken by Storm, 1938 - A Social and Meteorological History of the Great New England Hurricane
Brand: American Meteorological Society
SKU: 9781878220370
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Autor: Lourdes B. Aviles

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On September 21, 1938, one of the most powerful storms of the twentieth century came unannounced int...

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Autor

Lourdes B. Aviles

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2013

Pagini

384

EAN

9781878220370

ISBN

1878220373

Enbook ID

05018236

Editura

American Meteorological Society

Greutate

528

Dimensiuni

164 x 237 x 23

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On September 21, 1938, one of the most powerful storms of the twentieth century came unannounced into the lives of New Yorkers and New Englanders, leaving utter devastation in its wake. The Great Hurricane, as it came to be known, changed everything, from the landscape and its inhabitants' lives, to Weather Bureau practices, to the measure and kind of relief New Englanders would receive during the Great Depression and the resulting pace of regional economic recovery. The storm formed near the Cape Verde Islands on September 10 but was not spotted until several days later, and was predicted by the understaffed Weather Bureau to head toward Florida. Junior forecaster Charlie Pierce correctly projected the northerly storm track, but senior meteorologists ignored his forecast, a mistake that cost many lives - including those of immigrants who had moved to the Northeast in waves in the preceding decades. Published to commemorate the storm's seventy-fifth anniversary, this compelling history successfully weaves science, historical accounts, and social analyses to create a comprehensive picture of the most powerful and devastating hurricane to hit New England to date.

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