Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook

Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook
ISBN-10
1851096477
ISBN-13
9781851096473
Series
Hurricanes
Category
Hurricanes
Pages
412
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Patrick J. Fitzpatrick

Description

Provides background on issues, people, organizations, statistics, and publications related to hurricanes.

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