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The Major Hurricanes to Affect the Bahamas - Personal Recollections of Some of the Greatest Storms to Affect the Bahamas (Paperback)
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The Major Hurricanes to Affect the Bahamas - Personal Recollections of Some of the Greatest Storms to Affect the Bahamas (Paperback)
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The Major Hurricanes to Affect The Bahamas-Personal recollections
of some of the Greatest storms to affect the Bahamas-highlights
historical Hurricanes that have impacted the Bahamas and because of
last year's record breaking Hurricane season and the record
breaking damages that these hurricanes have inflicted to us here in
The Bahamas and the region as a whole it is a very timely book.
Through vivid pictures of actual damages from these storms of the
past and present day, it shows the damages that these storms have
inflicted on the country of The Bahamas and the need to be prepared
for these storms. This book highlights all of the major hurricanes
to affect The Bahamas from 1500 to present day Hurricanes like
Andrew, Wilma, Frances and Jeanne and even Katrina. It further
states the damages that all of these individual hurricanes
inflicted to The Bahamas on an Island by Island basis. What is also
included in the book, are actual amazing pictures of all of the
major hurricane damages from most of these storms including the
Hurricanes of 1886, 1926, 1929, Betsy, Donna, David, Andrew, Floyd,
Michelle, Frances, Jeanne and Wilma. Also included in this book is
an introspective look at Hurricanes-how they are formed? What makes
them work, the anatomy of a hurricane, the origins of a hurricane
and where the name hurricane originated and what the future hold
for Hurricanes by experts in the Field of Meteorology here in the
Bahamas, The Caribbean and the United States, Like Professor
William Gray, Max Mayfield(Director of The National Hurricane
Center in Miami) Kathy Caesar(Tropical Meteorologist Lecturer at
The Caribbean Meteorological Institute)and Michael Stubbs(Chief
Climatologists at TheDepartment of Meteorology here in Nassau) and
others who all have highlighted the need to be prepared for these
storms and the damages that these storms are capable of inflicting
on coastal communities. Also included is the track of each of the
major storms that moved through The Bahama
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Imprint: |
Authorhouse
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2006 |
First published: |
October 2006 |
Authors: |
Wayne Neely
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Dimensions: |
281 x 217 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4259-6608-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4259-6608-X |
Barcode: |
9781425966089 |
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