TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sobel,Adam H.
TI  - Storm Surge: Hurricane Sandy, Our Changing Climate, and Extreme Weather of the Past and Future
SN  - 9780062304766
AV  - QC945 .S624 2014
U1  - 551.55/2 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
KW  - Hurricane Sandy (2012)
KW  - fast
KW  - Hurricanes
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Severe storms
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Natural Disasters
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Narrative non-fiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-302) and index; Part 1. The storm. Genesis -- MJO -- Monday, October 22 -- NAO -- Tuesday, October 23 -- Deadly boring : the hurricane prone -- Hurricane science 101 -- Wednesday, October 24 -- Winter weather -- Thursday, October 25 -- Where weather forecasts came from -- Friday, October 26 -- Fujiwhara -- Saturday, October 27 -- Communicating the threat : the label on the can versus the fine print -- Preparations -- Sunday, October 28 -- Monday, October 29 -- The damage -- The toll -- Immediate aftermath -- Part 2. What does it mean, and what should we do? The climate is warming -- The sea is rising -- Zeeland -- Hurricanes and climate -- Barriers and beaches since 1938 -- In harm's way -- What happens now?
N2  - Examines the devastating and unprecedented events of Hurricane Sandy, using it to explain the Earth's changing climate and how to protect cities and coastal areas from the effects of huge storms
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1507/2014451848-b.html
ER  -