In The Path Of The Storms

Author : Frye Gaillard
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817355049
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Path of the Storms written by Frye Gaillard and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Path of the Storms is touching and heroic portrait of two Alabama Gulf Coast communities.

Author : Colin Dann
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446480771
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In The Path Of The Storm written by Colin Dann and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I mean to be not only the leadero f the deer herd but Lord of the Reserve. So you must stay in your corner of the Park, all of you... otherwise you'll be permitted here no longer.' Trey, the new leader of the deer herd of White Deer Park, has decided that there is no room for the smaller animals in the reserve. The future looks very bleak for Badger, Adder, Owl and the others - and then the night of the great storm brings more danger . . .

Author : Joseph B. Treaster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0753460866
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Times Hurricane Force written by Joseph B. Treaster and published by . This book was released on 2007-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: August 29, 2005 Peering through the latticed brickwork of The New Orleans police headquarters parking garage, New York Times journalist Joseph B. Treaster is watching the devastating power of a hurricane up close. Packing winds of 118 miles per hour, Hurricane Katrina is attacking New Orleans, uprooting trees, tearing down power lines, and flattening homes. Inside headquarters, phones are ringing off the hook as more and more people, trapped by the rising floodwaters, call for help. But rescue workers cannot leave the safety of the building until the hurricane has passed. From this harrowing vantage point, Treaster is poised to report on what may prove to be the most infamous storm in American history. But as with all hurricanes, the story of this storm began weeks before, off the coast of North Africa. Treaster details the evolution of the storm as it unfolds in the sky above the Caribbean Sea and is anxiously tracked by the National Weather Bureau in Florida before it strikes. This is a complete behind-the-scenes account of one of nature's most terrifying and fascinating disasters.

Author : Tristram Korten
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 1524797898
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Into the Storm written by Tristram Korten and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intense, immersive deep dive into a wild, dangerous, and unknown world, written with the pace and appeal of a great thriller. This is nonfiction at its very best.”—Lee Child The true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines a light on the elite Coast Guard swimmers trained for the most dangerous ocean missions In late September 2015, Hurricane Joaquin swept past the Bahamas and swallowed a pair of cargo vessels in its destructive path: El Faro, a 790-foot American behemoth with a crew of thirty-three, and the Minouche, a 230-foot freighter with a dozen sailors aboard. From the parallel stories of these ships and their final journeys, Tristram Korten weaves a remarkable tale of two veteran sea captains from very different worlds, the harrowing ordeals of their desperate crews, and the Coast Guard’s extraordinary battle against a storm that defied prediction. When the Coast Guard received word from Captain Renelo Gelera that the Minouche was taking on water on the night of October 1, the servicemen on duty helicoptered through Joaquin to the sinking ship. Rescue swimmer Ben Cournia dropped into the sea—in the middle of a raging tropical cyclone, in the dark—and churned through the monstrous swells, loading survivors into a rescue basket dangling from the helicopter as its pilot struggled against the tempest. With pulsating narrative skill in the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Jon Krakauer, Korten recounts the heroic efforts by Cournia and his fellow guardsmen to haul the Minouche’s crew to safety. Tragically, things would not go as well for Captain Michael Davidson and El Faro. Despite exhaustive searching by her would-be rescuers, the loss of the vessel became the largest U.S. maritime disaster in decades. As Korten narrates the ships’ fates, with insights drawn from insider access to crew members, Coast Guard teams, and their families, he delivers a moving and propulsive story of men in peril, the international brotherhood of mariners, and the breathtaking power of nature. Praise for Into the Storm “The story [Tristram] Korten tells is impressively multifaceted, exploring everything from timely issues such as climate change to timeless themes such as man’s struggle against the ocean’s fury.”—Miami New Times “Into the Storm is a triumph of reporting and you-are-there writing that becomes a deeper tale—with more implications about our own lives—with every chapter.”—Robert Kurson, New York Times bestselling author of Shadow Divers

Author : Sandy Heitmeier Thompson
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1644710099
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Path of a Hurricane written by Sandy Heitmeier Thompson and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brett, Blake, and their neighbor Gavin were having a great time fishing when they learned from their duck friend Mallory that a huge storm was approaching. Mallory is worried and will fly to a safer area with her three little ducklings. The boys rush to find some food to help the ducks and return home to help their families. This story tells us how everyone prepares for the hurricane and how they are going to deal with the aftermath. More importantly, it is a tale of people coming together from all backgrounds and cultures helping each other during a crisis.

Author : James Maxwell
Publisher : 47north
ISBN 13 : 9781477824221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Path of the Storm written by James Maxwell and published by 47north. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years have passed since the war, yet without essence the Empire's economy has collapsed. Trade is at a standstill, famine sets in, and, with no food and no essence, the people begin to riot. In the midst of the growing unrest, Miro struggles to balance his life with Amber against his resolve to keep threats to the Empire at bay. His sister, Ella, helps to build the machinery the Empire desperately needs, but she longs to find Killian and believes his powers will be needed in the conflict to come. News of a wedding brings a much-needed ray of hope to the weary people. But as citizens and leaders gather from afar for the festivities, an evil threat shatters the fragile peace: one of the Evermen has returned. And he will not rest until he has completely destroyed the humans he despises. This is the third book in the epic Evermen Saga.

Author : Larry Savadove
Publisher : Down the Shore Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780945582144
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Storms of the Jersey Shore written by Larry Savadove and published by Down the Shore Pub. This book was released on 1993 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers illustrations and maps to provide a historical look at the hurricanes and other natural storms which have caused havoc on the Jersey coast since colonial times

Author : Adam Sobel
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006230478X
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Storm Surge written by Adam Sobel and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was Sandy a freak of nature, or the new normal? On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy reached the shores of the northeastern United States to become one of the most destructive storms in history. But was Sandy a freak event, or should we have been better prepared for it? Was it a harbinger of things to come as the climate warms? In this fascinating and accessible work of popular science, atmospheric scientist and Columbia University professor Adam Sobel addresses these questions, combining his deep knowledge of the climate with his firsthand experience of the event itself. Sobel explains the remarkable atmospheric conditions that gave birth to Sandy and determined its path. He gives us insight into the science that led to the accurate forecasts of the storm from genesis to landfall, as well as an understanding of why our meteorological vocabulary failed our leaders in warning us about this unprecedented weather system—part hurricane, part winter-type nor'easter, fully deserving of the title "Superstorm." Storm Surge brings together the melting glaciers, the warming oceans, and a broad historical perspective to explain how our changing climate and developing coastlines are making New York and other cities more vulnerable. Engaging, informative, and timely, Sobel's book provokes us to think differently about how we can better prepare for the storms in our future.

Author : Morgan Howell
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345516761
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Candle in the Storm written by Morgan Howell and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The malign shadow of the Devourer has darkened the land, extinguishing life and hope. The followers of the benevolent goddess Karm are hunted mercilessly and cut down by an army of bewitched slayers led by Lord Bahl, the Devourer’s flesh-and-blood incarnation. Only two people stand in the way of an apocalyptic bloodbath that will literally bring hell to earth: a man and a woman linked by a love as strong as it is unlikely–Honus, a grim-faced warrior dedicated to Karm, and Yim, a beautiful former slave with the divine power to stop Lord Bahl. But that power will prove a terrible curse as Yim is called upon to make a costly sacrifice–a sacrifice that will not only put her love for Honus to the test but call into question her very faith. As the evil storm descends, can the flame of hope endure?

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Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781590786000
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Storm written by and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While describing a particularly devastating storm that moved across the United States in March-April 1982, the book presents information on basic weather phenomena.