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Synopsis
During the last decade hurricanes have been growing in frequency and ferocity. The cause for the increase in activity is a subject of sharp debate, with blame being placed on global warming, coastal erosion, overdevelopment, and natural weather cycles. Hurricanes outlines the ripped-from-the-headlines debates and places them within a historical context of killer storms throughout time and around the world. A gripping, white-knuckle read, this book presents the long and fascinating history of tropical storm activity--including the devastation wrought by 2005's Hurricane Katrina--while also clearly and simply explaining the science of hurricane development and the technology that will help us weather the next killer storm.