Storm Surge: Hurricane Sandy, Our Changing Climate, and Extreme Weather of the Past and Future

by Adam Sobel

A renowned scientist takes us through the devastating and unprecedented events of Hurricane Sandy, using it to explain our planet's changing climate, and what we need to do to protect ourselves and our cities for the future.

Was Hurricane Sandy a freak event--or a harbinger of things to come? Was climate change responsible? What connects the spiraling clouds our satellites saw from space, the brackish water that rose up over the city's seawalls,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062304763
• ISBN13: 9780062304766
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"