Hurricanes of the North Atlantic: climate and society, James B. Elsner and A. Birol Kara, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999. No. of pages: xiv+487. Price £39.50. ISBN 0-19-512508-8 (H/b).

✍ Scribed by Tom Holt

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 29 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0899-8418
• DOI: 10.1002/joc.662

✦ Synopsis

This ambitious volume sets out to provide a comprehensive reference to North Atlantic hurricanes for all 'users of hurricane information', from meteorologists to decision-makers in government and industry. It is also intended as a reference text for undergraduate and postgraduate study. With very few exceptions, the book fulfils its objectives admirably.

Although the book is not divided into formal sections, it has four main themes that are used to structure this review.