Florida's Hurricane History
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2007
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2nd Revised edition
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-5809-7 (ISBN)
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-5809-7 (ISBN)
Drawing on meteorological research, news reports, first-person accounts, maps, and historical photographs, this book traces the notable hurricanes that have affected Florida, from the early colonial period to the devastating hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 - Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma.
Vulnerable to storms that arise in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, Florida has been hit by far more hurricanes than any other state. In this updated edition of ""Florida's Hurricane History"", Jay Barnes draws on meteorological research, news reports, first-person accounts, maps, and historical photographs to trace all of the notable hurricanes that have affected the state over the last four-and-a-half centuries, from the early colonial period to the devastating hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 - Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs and maps, the book is filled with fascinating stories of tragedy and survival.
Vulnerable to storms that arise in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, Florida has been hit by far more hurricanes than any other state. In this updated edition of ""Florida's Hurricane History"", Jay Barnes draws on meteorological research, news reports, first-person accounts, maps, and historical photographs to trace all of the notable hurricanes that have affected the state over the last four-and-a-half centuries, from the early colonial period to the devastating hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 - Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs and maps, the book is filled with fascinating stories of tragedy and survival.
Jay Barnes is director of the North Carolina Aquarium in Atlantic Beach and author of North Carolina's Hurricane History, newly revised and updated .
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2007 |
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Verlagsort | Chapel Hill |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 216 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 800 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8078-5809-9 / 0807858099 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-5809-7 / 9780807858097 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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