The Coming Storm: Extreme Weather And Our Terrifying Future

Reiss, Bob

ISBN 10: 0786866659 / ISBN 13: 9780786866656

Published by Hyperion Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 2001

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First edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket with trace of fraying. Seller Inventory # 001729

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Coming Storm: Extreme Weather And Our ...

Publisher: Hyperion Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hard

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st

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Synopsis:

Tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, heat wavesacts of God or the results of mans actions To answer that question, this riveting book places readers in the eye of todays deadliest storms. If you think the worlds weather catastrophes are becoming more frequent and more powerful, youre right. Ten of the last eleven years have been the hottest on record, filled with dozens of record-breaking hurricanes, floods, and droughts. Is this a coincidence, or is our civilization wreaking havoc on global weather Journalist Bob Reiss shares North Americas growing fascinationand concernwith the phenomenon of extreme weather, a series of interlocking human stories that together create an ominous forecast for the twenty-first century. The Coming Storm presents a frightening, enlightening, and fascinating portrait of an ecosystem off track.

About the Author:

Bob Reiss is a former Chicago Tribune reporter who has written for The Washington Post, Outside, Parade, Smithsonian, GQ, and Rolling Stone.