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Definition

“A hurricane is a cyclone of tropical origin with wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour.” (Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather)


 

Keywords

  • Hurricanes
  • United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration
  • Disaster Relief
  • atural disasters
  • Weather forecasting
 

Hurricane Wilma 2005

 

Finding Books

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Narrow the topic

  • Should the state or private companies be responsible for wind damage insurance?
  • Should coastal homes destroyed by a hurricane be rebuilt?
  • What are the most effective changes that can be made to building codes to prevent storm damage?
  • What happened to cloud seeding?
  • Who should make the decision to evacuate an area or close offices, schools, etc. and should they be legally liable for those decisions?
  • What are the advances and problems in meteorological forecasting?
  • Is there a link between hurricanes and global warming?
  • What can be learned from the disaster response to Hurricane Frances and Ivan in 2004?

 

Reference Books

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Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
Call Number: REF QC 944 .L66 2008
ISBN: 012227430X
“Tropical Cyclones”

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Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem
Call Number: REF QH105 .F6 L63 2005
ISBN: 1566706149

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Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
Call Number: REF HM 856 .E53 2007
ISBN: 1412927617

Weather Almanac
Call Number: RF QC 983 W38 2004

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Culture wars: an encyclopedia of issues, viewpoints, and voices
Call Number: REF HN90.M6 U85 2010
"Hurricane Katrina"

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Encyclopedia of environmental ethics and philosophy
Call Number: REF GE42 .E533 2009
"Hurricane Katrina"

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Encyclopedia of global warming and climate change
Call Number: REF QC981.8.G56 E47 2008

 
 

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HURRICANE KATRINA

 

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Cite Your Sources

Eventually, all students have to learn to properly cite their sources for their research. Some classes require MLA style, while others use APA. This page will give you pointers as well as help in creating those "Works Cited" or "References" pages. Remember you can always contact us, if it gets confusing (and it usually does!)

  • MLA Update 2009
    In Summer 2008, the Modern Language Association released its third edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, which publicly unveiled modifications to MLA Style for the upcoming year.
    These changes go into effect in April 2009.
  • Sample of MLA Work Cited Page
    From Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
  • Citation Builder - NCSU
    Citation Builder is an interactive web tool designed to assist college and university students in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
 

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