Hurricanes of the North Atlantic

Hurricanes of the North Atlantic
Author: James B. Elsner
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 1999
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780195125085

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
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780978628000

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.