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Title: |
Tornadoes & Windstorms |
| Sub-title: |
Background, Research & Hazard Mitigation |
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| Edited by: |
Sarah L Gilbert |
| ISBN10-13: |
1608760952 : 9781608760954 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos & illus |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
211 |
| Weight: |
.502 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - January 2011 |
| List Price: |
172.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Natural disasters |
| Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affect communities across the United States every year, causing fatalities, destroying property and crops, and disrupting businesses. Tornadoes are the most destructive products of severe thunderstorms, and second only to flash flooding as the cause for most thunderstorm-related fatalities. Damages from violent tornadoes seem to be increasing, similar to the trend for other natural hazards, in part due to changing population demographics and more weather-sensitive infrastructure, and some analysts indicate that losses of $1 billion or more from single tornado events are becoming more frequent. This book discusses issues such as forecasting and issuing warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, the role of mitigation and the effect of climate change. The book also discusses the role of the National Weather Service in forecasting severe weather and communicating the risk to communities and individuals. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Severe Thunderstorms & Tornadoes in the United States; Five Tornado Recovery Advisories; Tornado Protection: Selecting Refuge Areas in Buildings; Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak of February 5-6, 2008; Opening Statement by Chairman David Wu, Hearing on "The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: Strengthening Windstorm Hazard Mitigation); Statement of Dr. Sharon L. Hays, Associate Director & Deputy Director for Science, Office of Science & Technology Policy, before the Subcommittee on Technology & Innovation, Hearing on "The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: Strengthening Windstorm Hazard Mitigation"; Statement of Dr. Marc L. Levitan, Director, LSU Hurricane Center, Charles P. Siess, Jr. Professor, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, before the Hearing on "The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: Strengthening Windstorm Hazard Mitigation"; Testimony of Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President, CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc.(FLASH), before the Subcommittee on Technology & Innovation, "Commentary Regarding the State of Windstorm Reduction Impact Program Efforts"; Testimony of Timothy A. Reinhold, PhD., PE (Colorado), Sr. Vice President of Research & Chief Engineer, Institute for Business & Home Safety, Tampa, Florida, before the Subcommittee on Technology & Innovation, Hearing on "The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: Strengthening Windstorm Hazard Mitigation"; Index. |
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