Warnings : The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather

Name: Warnings : The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather
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ISBN: 9781608320349

ISBN-10: 1608320340

ISBN-13: 9781608320349

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Authors: Michael Smith

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Witness the most devastating storms of the last thirty years through the eyes of the visionaries who saw them coming. [[ An insider's perspective of the science and history of weather forecasting. For decades, the author has dedicated his life to saving lives by combining science, experience and instinct. The resulting narrative provides a fascinating window into the world of scientific investigation and its impact on all of us. [[ A gripping story-telling approach to major natural disasters. With the dramatic depth of Isaac's Storm, the author traces the Herculean effort to improve weather forecasting and advance warning systems. Warnings is narrative non-fiction at its heart-pounding…

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List price: $24.95
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Publication date: 5/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 270
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Phantom Accidents	p. 1
The Ruskin Heights Tornado	p. 11
No One Ever Knew It Was Coming	p. 33
"Nice People, But Odd"	p. 49
The Government Gets In Gear	p. 67
The "Town That Died In Its Sleep"	p. 71
The Paul Revere of Grandview Junior High	p. 89
The End of the Beginning	p. 95
Storm Chasers	p. 99
Tragedy	p. 107
Fujita	p. 115
The Day TV Weather Grew Up	p. 123
St. Louis and the Holiday Weather Hotline	p. 133
The Microburst Mystery	p. 137
Delta 191: Why Weren't They Warned	p. 153
The Delta Trial	p. 165
Weatherdata	p. 179
America Gets Dopplerized	p. 187
Hurricane Andrew	p. 201
Katrina: Part one	p. 217
Katrina: Part Two-Inaction in Action	p. 229
Katrina: Part Three-Murder By Bureaucracy	p. 245
Greensburg: Capstone of the Modern Warning System	p. 257
Where There's Life, There's Hope	p. 273
Epilogue	p. 279
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