Author: Fontaine CompanyPublisher:
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Category : Hurricane Hugo, 1989
Languages : en
Pages :
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An Analysis of the Damage and Effects of Hurricane Hugo and Status of Recovery One Year Later
Author: Fontaine CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hurricane Hugo, 1989
Languages : en
Pages :
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Hurricanes
Author: Paul V. KislowPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781594547270
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more. Hurricane winds blow in a large spiral around a relative calm centre known as the "eye." The "eye" is generally 20 to 30 miles wide, and the storm may extend outward 400 miles. As a hurricane approaches, the skies will begin to darken and winds will grow in strength. As a hurricane nears land, it can bring torrential rains, high winds, and storm surges. A single hurricane can last for more than 2 weeks over open waters and can run a path across the entire length of the eastern seaboard. August and September are peak months during the hurricane season that lasts from 1 June to 30 November. This book presents the facts and history of hurricanes.
Hurricane Hugo One Year Later
Author: Ben L. SillPublisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Hurricane Hugo, which made landfall on September 21, 1989, was the first serious storm to cross the South Carolina coast. This book contains papers on topics chosen to give a picture of the overall storm and its impact. It discusses about the size and severity of Hugo, as well as its effect on buildings, marinas, utilities, and other facilities.
Learning from Hurricane Hugo
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Category : Hurricane Hugo, 1989
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Disaster Hits Home
Author: Mary C. ComerioPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 052091872X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Whenever a major earthquake strikes or a hurricane unleashes its fury, the devastating results fill our television screens and newspapers. Mary C. Comerio is interested in what happens in the weeks and months after such disasters, particularly in the recovery of damaged housing. Through case studies of six recent urban disasters—Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina, Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes in California, as well as earthquakes in Mexico City and Kobe, Japan—Comerio demonstrates that several fundamental factors have changed in contemporary urban disasters. The foremost change is in scale, and as more Americans move to the two coasts, future losses will continue to be formidable because of increased development in these high-hazard areas. Moreover, the visibility of disasters in the news media will assure that response efforts remain highly politicized. And finally, the federal government is now expected to be on the scene with personnel, programs, and financial assistance even as private insurance companies are withdrawing disaster coverage from homeowners in earthquake- and hurricane-prone regions. Demonstrating ways that existing recovery systems are inadequate, Comerio proposes a rethinking of what recovery means, a comprehensive revision of the government's role, and more equitable programs for construction financing. She offers new criteria for a housing recovery policy as well as real financial incentives for preparedness, for limiting damage before disasters occur, and for providing a climate where private insurance can work. Her careful analysis makes this book important reading for policymakers, property owners, and anyone involved in disaster mitigation.
Handbook of Stressful Transitions Across the Lifespan
Author: Thomas W. MillerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441907483
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
This volume provides a unique and valuable contribution to our understanding of the impact of stressful life events and mass trauma on the person, the culture and society in the course of the life span. It provides a comprehensive look at our psychological state of affairs at the beginning of the twenty-first century. There are several volumes that address some or most of these areas indivi- ally but this volume is unique in that it has brought together theoreticians, researchers and clinicians who address critical challenges in our lives. But we are now several months into the global financial crisis requiring a transition, not only for the western world but for the third world. How on earth do families in trauma zones – from Sri Lanka to Afghanistan, New Orleans to Gaza – cope with similar declining older relatives, with added traumas and zero medical resources attempt to survive? In news reports, politicians and financiers denying the inevitable and struggling for solutions that cannot be relevant to the new reality that they have yet to discover.
Differential Impact of Hurricane Hugo on Rural and Urban Residents
Author: Robert Lee PhillipsPublisher:
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Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Effects of Hurricane Hugo on Forest Resources
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and EnergyPublisher:
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Data Report
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Category : Hurricane Hugo, 1989
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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