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Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy
Dutton
October 2014
On Sale: October 16, 2014
368 pages
ISBN: 0525954406
EAN: 9780525954408
Kindle: B00KB5BWYM
Hardcover / e-Book
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The first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm system ever recordedβa hurricane like no other The sky was lit by a full moon on October 29, 2012, but nobody on the eastern seaboard of the United States could see it. Everything had been consumed by cloud. The stormβs immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station. Even from there, it seemed almost limitless: 1.8 million square feet of tightly coiled bands so huge they filled the windows of the Station. It was the largest storm anyone had ever seen. Initially a tropical storm, Sandy had grown into a hybrid monster. It charged across open ocean, picking up strength with every step, baffling meteorologists and scientists, officials and emergency managers, even the traditional maritime wisdom of sailors and seamen: What exactly was this thing? By the time anyone decided, it was too late. And then the storm made landfall. Sandy was not just enormous, it was also unprecedented. As a result, the entire nation was left flat-footed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldnβt issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didnβt know what to do. In Superstorm, journalist Kathryn Miles takes readers inside the maelstrom, detailing the stories of dedicated professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service. The characters include a forecaster who risked his job to sound the alarm in New Jersey, the crew of the ill-fated tall ship Bounty, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Christie, and countless coastal residents whose homesβand livesβwere torn apart and then left to wonder . . . When is the next superstorm coming?
 Media BuzzOn Point - August 14, 2014
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