Section: BooksTitle: Hurricanes : their nature and impacts on society / Roger A. Pielke, Jr and Roger A. Pielke, SrAuthor: Pielke, Roger A.Publication: Chichester [etc.] : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 1997Physical description: XVIII, 279 p. : il. ; 24 cmNotes: Sumario: Science, policy and hurricanes -- The US hurricane problem -- Tropical cyclones on planet earth -- Hurricane forecasts -- Hurricane impacts -- Societal responses -- Hurricane Andrew: forecast, impact, response -- Tropical cyclone fundamentals -- AppendixesMateria / lugar / evento: HuracanesHistoriaRiesgos meteorológicosEstados UnidosAspectos socialesVientoCatástrofes naturalesOther categories: 842Standard numbers: ISBN 0-471-97354-8Rights: In Copyright (InC)Referencias externas: