Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth-Fast Shipping

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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 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 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.