Storm world : hurricanes, politics, and the battle over global warming /
Mooney, Chris(Chris C.)
San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt,
2008, c2007.
Originally published: 2007.
"A Harvest book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: 6229 Memphis Street -- Introduction: "The party line" -- pt. 1. Warming and storming -- 1. Chimneys and whirlpools -- 2. Of heat engines-- -- 3. --and computer models -- 4. "Lay that matrix down" -- 5. From hypercanes to Hurricane Andrew -- pt. 2. Boiling over -- Interlude: among the forecasters -- 6. The luck of Florida -- 7. Frictional divergence -- 8. Meet the press -- 9. "The #$%^& hit the fan" -- 10. Resistance -- 11. "Consensus" -- pt. 3. Storm world -- 12. Preseason warm-ups -- 13. Where are the storms? -- 14. Hurricane climatology -- Conclusion: Home again.
Hurricanes.
Hurricanes
Global warming
Climatology.