Tempest : hurricane naming and American culture /

Liz Skilton's innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wider American culture. In 1953, the U.S. Weather Bureau adopted female names to identify hurricanes and other tropical storms. Within two years, that convention...

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Main Author: Skilton, Liz, 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
Series:Natural world of the Gulf South.
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