Hot Topic: Hurricanes

How are hurricanes formed?   How are they named? How are they categorized?   How can one prepare against a hurricane? Has global warming caused an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes in recent years?   Some of these questions are easily answered, but others are subject to considerable debate.

Below you will find a selection of books, articles, and Web sites that will help you learn more about the science and history of hurricanes, as well as the basics of hurricane preparedness.

--Prepared by SDPL (San Diego Public Library), September 2005

Hurricanes / Michael Allaby.
Revised edition. New York: Facts On File, ©2003.
551.552/ALLABY

Hurricane watch: forecasting the deadliest storms on earth.
Bob Sheets and Jack Williams. 1st edition, New York: Vintage, 2001.
551.6452/SHEETS

Inside the hurricane: face to face with nature's deadliest storms.
Pete Davies. 1st edition. New York: Henry Holt, 2000.
551.552/DAVIES  

World Almanac video's guide to extreme weather. A geographical guide to extreme weather [videorecording]
Discovery Communications, Inc. Produced by Pioneer Productions for the Learning Channel.
Beverly Hills, Calif.: World Almanac: Distributed by Choices, c2001.
VC 551.55/WORLD

How to tame the fury of hurricanes ; Katrina will jump-start efforts to rebuild the wetlands and barrier islands that should have been the Gulf Coast's first line of defense.; [ALL Edition]
Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Mass.: Sep 7, 2005. p. 13

In Katrina's Wake: Storm's Economic Impact Is Felt Around Globe; Likely Slowdown in Growth And Employment in U.S. Pressures Other Economies
Patrick Barta in Bangkok, Marcus Walker in Frankfurt and Jon E. Hilsenrath in New York. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Sep 7, 2005. p. A.8

Nature's squeeze - man's response ; Distinctions between natural and not-so-natural disasters; [ALL Edition]
Sandra Postel. Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Mass.: Sep 7, 2005. p. 09

Hurricane Reorders Capitol Hill Agenda; Lawmakers Will Focus on Energy Supply, Assistance to Gulf Coast Residents and Ports
David Rogers and John J. Fialka. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Sep 6, 2005. p. A.4

NEW ORLEANS IN EXILE / The diary of a displaced Louisianian; [2 STAR Edition]
ABRAM HIMELSTEIN. Houston Chronicle. Houston, Tex.: Sep 6, 2005. p. 1

Will New Orleans Rebound?; If Past Disasters Are a Guide, the City Will Revive; Chicago, San Francisco, Galveston, Johnstown Rebuilt
Michael M. Phillips and Cynthia Crossen. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Sep 1, 2005. p. B.1 FT

City of San Diego: Gulf Coast Disaster Relief
http://www.sandiego.gov/newsflash/hurricane2005

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Hurricanes and Hurricane Katrina
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes

Louisiana State University Hurricane Center
http://hurricane.lsu.edu/

Google Hurricane Resources
http://www.google.com/hurricane.html

Katrina Jobs
http://www.jobsearch.org/katrinajobs

National Hurricane Center (National Weather Service)
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Hurricane Katrina Images (NOAA)
http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina