A Deadly Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day Storm

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-87071-928-8
Verlag: Oregon State University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

A Deadly Wind is a deeply researched historical account of the most powerful non-tropical windstorm to ever strike the West Coast: The Columbus Day Storm of October 12, 1962, which plowed a path of destruction from the Bay Area to British Columbia. Veteran journalist John Dodge tell stories of tragedy and heroism, loss and resilience, while drawing connections to climate science and more contemporary calamities, such as Superstorm Sandy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dodge, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie

Über Autor(innen)

John Dodge was a columnist, editorial page writer and investigative reporter for the Olympian before retiring in 2015 after an award-winning journalism career spanning 40 years. Dodge is a veteran of natural disaster reporting, including the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, the 1989 Bay Area earthquake, the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, and numerous damaging windstorms and floods. He experienced the Columbus Day Storm as a young teenager and wrote about the storm at its 25th, 40th and 50th anniversaries. He lives in Olympia, Washington.