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Superstorm : nine days inside Hurricane Sandy / Kathryn Miles.

by Miles, Kathryn, 1974-

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Thorndike Press, 2015.

LP 551.552 M643s

Hurricane Sandy, 2012.

Hurricanes -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Hurricane damage -- United States.

Hurricanes -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Severe storms -- Forecasting.

Weather broadcasting -- United States.

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Large print ed.

591 p., [16] p. of plates (large print) : ill., map, portraits ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 558-587)

"The largest Atlantic storm system ever recorded--a hurricane like no other. The storm's immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station--from there, it seemed almost limitless. Initially a tropical storm, Sandy had grown into a hybrid monster. It charged across open ocean, picking up strength with every step, baffling meteorologists and scientists, officials and emergency managers, even the traditional maritime wisdom of sailors and seamen: What exactly was this thing? And then the storm made landfall. Sandy was not just enormous, it was also unprecedented. As a result, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldn't issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didn't know what to do. Inside the maelstrom, the stories of dedicated professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service. The characters include a forecaster who risked his job to sound the alarm in New Jersey, the crew of the ill-fated tall ship Bounty, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Christie, and countless coastal residents whose homes-and lives-were torn apart and then left to wonder. When is the next superstorm coming?"--Provided by publisher.

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