A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes by Eric Jay Dolin

A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes

Eric Jay Dolin

415 pages first pub 2020 (view editions)

nonfiction history nature science challenging informative slow-paced
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A reader who relishes meticulously researched historical narratives that intertwine natural science with human drama, and is intrigued by how environmental forces have shaped societal evolution, will find this book captivating.

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Hurricanes menace North America from June through November every year, each as powerful as 10,000 nuclear bombs. These megastorms will likely become more intense as the planet continues to warm, yet we too often treat them as local disasters and T...

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dark: 10%

tense: 7%

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