Hurricanes : a reference handbook /

Hurricanes : a reference handbook /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fitzpatrick, Patrick J.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2006.
Description:	xix, 412 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Contemporary world issues
Subject:	Hurricanes -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Hurricanes. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5927746

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Other uniform titles:	Fitzpatrick, Patrick J. Natural disasters, hurricanes.
ISBN:	1851096477 (acid-free paper)
Notes:	Rev. ed. of: Natural disasters, hurricanes. c1999. Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-401) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Background on hurricanes
2. Problems, controversies, and solutions : hurricane destruction, forecasting, global warming controversy, mitigation, and insurance procedures
3. Worldwide perspective
4. Chronology
5. Biographical sketches
6. Data, opinions, and letters
7. Directory of organizations
8. Print, nonprint, and Internet resources.