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Longshore, David.

Encyclopedia of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones / - New York : Facts on File, �1998. - 372 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361) and index.

Entries a to z -- Appendix A, Hurricane safety procedures -- Appendix B, A chronology of hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, and tropical storms -- Appendix C, Tracking a tropical cyclone -- Appendix D, List of named hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, and tropical storms.

Provides detailed accounts of all major cyclonic storms ever recorded and includes explanations of meteorological terms, descriptions of storm activity by region, and a chronology of global tropical storm activity.

ISBN: 0816033986 9780816033980

LCCN: 97020860

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hurricanes--Encyclopedias.
Typhoons--Encyclopedias.
Cyclones--Encyclopedias.

Subjects--Index Terms: Cyclones Encyclopedias Hurricanes Encyclopedias Typhoons Encyclopedias

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Encyclopedias.

LC Class. No.: QC944 / .L66 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 551.55/2