Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth
by Jack Williams, Bob Sheets
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Author: Bob Sheets, Jack WilliamsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-07-31
ISBN: 037570390X
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Wealth of information and still readable!
Summary: 4 Stars
Dr. Bob Sheets is a previous director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Jack Williams helped found the USA TODAY Weather Page. Together these two well respected men combine their unique talents, introspection , scientific facts with intriguing anecdotal tales. The result may well be one of the ultimate books about hurricanes from their formation to the evolution of man's ability to understand and predict their path and power. They blend the lines of scientific fact and human experience yielding an accessible guide to a more in-depth understanding of hurricanes. The book covers the early days of meteorology, when it was perceived as almost a mythical ability to the more current up to the moment technological advances at the forefront of climatology and prediction. Also included are tables listing the deadliest hurricanes, strongest hurricanes and costliest storms. The Saffir-Simpson scale is explained and laid out along with a table detailing the strike possibilities by region. There is a section that deals with the computer models utilized by the National Hurricane Center, both the statistical and dynamic forecast models, from CLIPER to SHIPS, from GFDL to NOGAPS. Each model is detailed and it's purpose and focus are explained.
Finally there is the most important section, on how to prepare for a hurricane, from things to do before you buy or build your home, preparing ahead of time for hurricane season and what to do from the time a watch is issued, the hurricane arrives and after the hurricane has passed. This book is a wealth of information for those whose lives may depend upon an understanding of hurricane predictions and the ability to prepare themselves and their families for the possible onslaught of the hurricane season.
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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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