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If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the fa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bedient, Philip B., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
2008
Hurricane Ike, 2008.
Hurricanes > Texas > Gulf Coast.
Hurricane protection > Texas > Gulf Coast.
Emergency management > Texas > Gulf Coast.
Storm surges > Texas > Gulf Coast.
Ouragan Ike, 2008.
Ouragans > Texas > Mexique, Côte du golfe du.
Protection contre les ouragans > Texas > Mexique, Côte du golfe du.
Ondes de tempête > Texas > Mexique, Côte du golfe du.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Emergency management.
Hurricane protection.
Hurricanes.
Storm surges.
Texas > Gulf Coast.
Multi-User.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the face of a major storm. What is done to address this vulnerability will shape the economic, social, and environmental landscape of the region for decades to come. In Lessons from Hurricane Ike, Philip Bedient and the research team at the Severe Storm Prediction, Education, and Evac.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 194 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781603447362
1603447369
1280772301
9781280772306
9786613683076
6613683078

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