Hurricanes:
Selected Resources in Science

Science Reference Section
Science, Technology, and Business Division
Library of Congress

SELECTED TITLES | SELECTED INTERNET RESOURCES

Florida coast line lashed by the tropical hurricane
of Sept. 1945 Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

SELECTED TITLES

Emanuel, Kerry A. Divine wind: the history and science of hurricanes. New York, Oxford University Press, 2005. 285 p.
   Includes bibliographies.
   Not Yet in LC

Fitzpatrick, Patrick J. Natural disasters, hurricanes: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO, c1999. 286 p.
   QC944.F58 1999 <SciRR>

Hurricane! coping with disaster: progress and challenges since Galveston, 1900. Edited by Robert H. Simpson, Richard A. Anthes and Michael Garstang. Washington, American Geophysical Union, 2003. 360 p.
   Bibliography: p. 360.
   QC945.H864 2003

Hurricanes and typhoons: past, present, and future. Edited by Richard J. Murnane and Kam-biu Liu. New York, Columbia University Press, c2004. 462 p.
   Includes bibliographies.
   QC944.H92 2004

Ochi, Michael K. Hurricane-generated seas. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2003. 140 p.
(Elsevier engineering book series, v. 8)
   Bibliography: p. 133-138
   GC211.2.O24 2003

Hurricane History and Storm Data -- Selected Representative Titles

Millás, José Carlos. Hurricanes of the Caribbean and adjacent regions, 1492-1800. Miami, Academy of the Arts and Sciences of the Americas, 1968. 328 p.
   Four publications, sponsored by the United States Weather Bureau and published by the University of Miami, form the backbone of the present work; edited by Leonard Pardue.
   Bibliography: p. 309-323.
   QC945.M48 1968

Elsner, James B., and A. Birol Kara. Hurricanes of the North Atlantic: climate and society. New York, Oxford University Press, 1999. 488 p.
   Bibliography: p. 463-480
   QC945.E46 1999

Williams, John M. and Iver W. Duedall. Florida hurricanes and tropical storms, 1871-2001. Gainesville, FL, University of Florida Press, c2002. 167 p.
   Includes bibliographies.
   QC945.W55 2002

Representative Journal Articles

Chao, Yung Y., and others. An operational system for predicting hurricane-generated wind waves in the North Atlantic Ocean. Weather and forecasting, v. 20, Aug. 2005: 652-671.
   QC994.95.W35

Das, Saswato R. The answer is blowing in the wind. IEEE spectrum, v. 42, Sept. 2005: 20.
   TK1.I15

Morrison, Ian, and others. An observational case for the prevalence of roll vortices in the hurricane boundary layer. Journal of the atmospheric sciences, v. 62, Aug. 1 2005: 2662-2673.
   QC851.A283

Reichhardt, Tony, Erika Check, and Emma Marris. After the flood. Nature, v. 437, Sept. 8, 2005: 174-176.

Wang, David, and others. Extreme waves under Hurricane Ivan. Science, v. 309, Aug. 5, 2005: 896.

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SELECTED INTERNET RESOURCES

U.S. Government Sites

Hurricanes
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/

Hurricane Basics
National Atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/climate/a_hurricane.html

Hurricane Aircraft --Technology
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_aircraft.html

Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/

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

Hurricane Research Division
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/

Hurricane Resource Page
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_2005.html

Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/h2005_katrina.html

National Hurricane Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Additional Sites

Forces of Nature: Hurricanes
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/

The Hurricane Hunters
http://www.hurricanehunters.com/welcome.htm

Interactive Guides -- Natural Disasters -- Hurricanes (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4588149.stm
Animated, interactive guide to the world's most devastating phenomena.

International Hurricane Research Center
Florida International University
http://www.ihc.fiu.edu

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

MIT Sea Grant: Hurricanes in the Northeast
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://web.mit.edu/seagrant/hurricanes/hrrresatmit.html

The Tropical Meteorology Project
Colorado State University
http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu

CLIMATE CHANGE AND HURRICANES

   U.S. Government Websites

Hurricanes and Climate Change
U.S. Climate Change Science Program
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/links/hurricanes.htm

   Organization and Association Websites

Hurricanes and Climate Change, interview with Kerry Emanuel
Living on Earth, World Media Foundation
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=05-P13-00035&segmentID=3

Hurricanes and Global Warming
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
http://www.pewclimate.org/hurricanes.cfm

The Wind and the Fury:
Has Climate Change Made Hurricanes Fiercer or Are Such Claims Hot Air?
By Naila Moreira, in Science News Online, v.168, Sept. 17, 2005: 184.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050917/bob8.asp

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

   U.S. Government Websites

Disasters and Emergencies: Hurricanes
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_2005.html

Enviro-Health Links
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html

Environmental Health Needs and Habitability Assessment
Joint Task Force, CDC and EPA, Sept. 17, 2005.
http://www.epa.gov/katrina/reports/envneeds_hab_assessment.html

Food Safety After a Hurricane
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsdisas.html

Hurricanes: Health and Safety
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/

Hurricane Response: Storm and Flood Cleanup
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/flood/

Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/hurricaneRecovery.html

   Association and Organization Websites

Health Effects of Disasters
Pan American Health Organization
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PED/huracan-katrinahome.htm

Katrina’s Aftermath: Public Health Concerns
Johns Hopkins School Of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/katrina/katrina_health.html

Know What to Do After a Hurricane is Over
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_572_,00.html

HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON HURRICANES

Historical Hurricane Tracks
Coastal Services Center, NOAA
http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/

Hurricane History Page
NOAA
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml

Hurricanes
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA Satellite and Information Service
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/hurricanes.html

Monthly Weather Review Atlantic Hurricane Season 1872-2002
NOAA Miami Regional Library, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/libpage13.htm

Unisys Weather: Hurricane
Unisys
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane

Compiled by Alison P. Kelly, September, 2005