The Resource Superstorm : nine days inside Hurricane Sandy, Kathryn Miles
Superstorm : nine days inside Hurricane Sandy, Kathryn Miles
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- Summary
- "The first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm system ever recorded-a hurricane like no other. The sky was lit by a full moon on October 29, 2012, but nobody on the eastern seaboard of the United States could see it. Everything had been consumed by cloud. The storm's immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station. Even from there, it seemed almost limitless: 1.8 million square feet of tightly coiled bands so huge they filled the windows of the Station. It was the largest storm anyone had ever seen. Initially a tropical storm, Sandy had grown into a hybrid monster. It charged across open ocean, picking up strength with every step, baffling meteorologists and scientists, officials and emergency managers, even the traditional maritime wisdom of sailors and seamen: What exactly was this thing? By the time anyone decided, it was too late. And then the storm made landfall. Sandy was not just enormous, it was also unprecedented. As a result, the entire nation was left flat-footed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldn't issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didn't know what to do. In Superstorm, journalist Kathryn Miles takes readers inside the maelstrom, detailing the stories of dedicated professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service. The characters include a forecaster who risked his job to sound the alarm in New Jersey, the crew of the ill-fated tall ship Bounty, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Christie, and countless coastal residents whose homes--and lives--were torn apart and then left to wonder. When is the next superstorm coming?"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 359 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525954408
- Label
- Superstorm : nine days inside Hurricane Sandy
- Title
- Superstorm
- Title remainder
- nine days inside Hurricane Sandy
- Statement of responsibility
- Kathryn Miles
- Title variation
- Super storm
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm system ever recorded-a hurricane like no other. The sky was lit by a full moon on October 29, 2012, but nobody on the eastern seaboard of the United States could see it. Everything had been consumed by cloud. The storm's immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station. Even from there, it seemed almost limitless: 1.8 million square feet of tightly coiled bands so huge they filled the windows of the Station. It was the largest storm anyone had ever seen. Initially a tropical storm, Sandy had grown into a hybrid monster. It charged across open ocean, picking up strength with every step, baffling meteorologists and scientists, officials and emergency managers, even the traditional maritime wisdom of sailors and seamen: What exactly was this thing? By the time anyone decided, it was too late. And then the storm made landfall. Sandy was not just enormous, it was also unprecedented. As a result, the entire nation was left flat-footed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldn't issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didn't know what to do. In Superstorm, journalist Kathryn Miles takes readers inside the maelstrom, detailing the stories of dedicated professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service. The characters include a forecaster who risked his job to sound the alarm in New Jersey, the crew of the ill-fated tall ship Bounty, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Christie, and countless coastal residents whose homes--and lives--were torn apart and then left to wonder. When is the next superstorm coming?"--
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- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Miles, Kathryn
- Dewey number
- 363.34922
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC945
- LC item number
- .M46 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Hurricane Sandy, 2012
- Hurricanes
- Weather broadcasting
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- nine days inside Hurricane Sandy
- Label
- Superstorm : nine days inside Hurricane Sandy, Kathryn Miles
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn879915858
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 359 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525954408
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014031087
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- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)879915858
- Label
- Superstorm : nine days inside Hurricane Sandy, Kathryn Miles
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn879915858
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 359 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525954408
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014031087
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)879915858
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