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Hurricanes : their nature and impacts on society

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Pielke, Roger A.
Hurricanes : their nature and impacts on society / Roger A. Pielke, Jr and Roger A. Pielke, Sr. — Chichester [etc.] : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 1997
XVIII, 279 p. : il. ; 24 cm
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 -- Appendixes
ISBN 0-471-97354-8
1. Huracanes . 2. Historia . 3. Riesgos meteorológicos . 4. Estados Unidos . 5. Aspectos sociales . 6. Viento . 7. Catástrofes naturales . I. Title.
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