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Hurricane! Coping with Disaster, edited by Robert Simpson, Richard Anthes, Michael Garstang, and Joanne Malkus Simpson. American Geophysical Union, Special Publication Vol. 55, 2002, 360 pages, ISBN 0-87590-298-7 (hardcover), $55.00, ISBN 0-87590-297-9 (paper), $39.00.

This book chronicles the century-long struggle to understand the enormous power and devastating impact of hurricanes. Some authors provide a look at recent advances and promising new technologies for tracking and predicting the path of hurricanes. Others examine what has been done and what still could be done to reduce the vulnerability of people and property to this extreme force of nature.

Stories from the men and women who pioneered the effort to understand, track, and cope with hurricanes bring this volume to life. The book has something to offer a wide range of readers who may be interested in the history of scientific discovery, the science and technology of hurricane research, or the societal and economic challenges posed by major disasters.

Robert Simpson, former director of the National Hurricane Center, is co-inventor of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane damage scale. He conducted the first mission involving research flights into a major hurricane. Richard Anthes is president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and a pioneer in using computers to study and forecast hurricanes and other weather features. Michael Garstang is distinguished investigator and research professor at the University of Virginia and chief editor of the Journal of Applied Meteorology. Joanne Simpson is chief scientist for meteorology in the Earth Sciences Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She has been studying the mysteries of clouds and hurricanes for half a century.

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27-Nov-2002