Tempest: Hurricane Naming and American Culture

by Liz Skilton

Book Overview

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 came into question, and by 1978 a new system was introduced, including alternating male and female names in a pattern that continues today. In Tempest:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807179965
• ISBN13: 9780807179963
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"