Category 5 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Category 5 write by Thomas Neil Knowles. This book was released on 2009-06-01. Category 5 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the midst of the Great Depression, a furious storm struck the Florida Keys with devastating force. With winds estimated at over 225 miles per hour, it was the first recorded Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States. Striking at a time before storms were named, the catastrophic tropical cyclone became known as the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, and its aftermath was felt all the way to Washington, D.C. In the hardest hit area of the Florida Keys, three out of every five residents were killed, while hundreds of World War I veterans sent there by the federal government perished. By sifting through overlooked official records and interviewing survivors and the relatives of victims, Thomas Knowles pieces together this dramatic story, moment by horrifying moment. He explains what daily life was like on the Keys, why the veteran work force was there (and relatively unprotected), the state of weather forecasting at the time, the activities of the media covering the disaster, and the actions of government agencies in the face of severe criticism over their response to the disaster. The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 remains one of the most intense to strike America's shores. Category 5 is a sobering reminder that even with modern meteorological tools and emergency management systems, a similar storm could cause even more death and destruction today.
Category Five
Category Five - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Category Five write by Ann Dávila Cardinal. This book was released on 2020-06-02. Category Five available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Category Five is a new supernatural YA thriller from Ann Dávila Cardinal, set against the backdrop of a post-hurricane Puerto Rico. After the hurricane, some see destruction and some smell blood. The tiny island of Vieques, located just off the northeastern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, is trying to recover after hurricane Maria, but the already battered island is now half empty. To make matters worse, as on the main island, developers have come in to buy up the land at a fraction of its worth, taking advantage of the island when it is down. Lupe, Javier, and Marisol are back to investigate a series of murders that follow in the wake of a hurricane and in the shadow of a new supernatural threat. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited
Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited write by Institute of Medicine. This book was released on 2010-10-23. Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic issues of U.S. competitiveness slip below the surface. Five years ago, the National Academies prepared Rising Above the Gathering Storm, a book that cautioned: "Without a renewed effort to bolster the foundations of our competitiveness, we can expect to lose our privileged position." Since that time we find ourselves in a country where much has changed-and a great deal has not changed. So where does America stand relative to its position of five years ago when the Gathering Storm book was prepared? The unanimous view of the authors is that our nation's outlook has worsened. The present volume, Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited, explores the tipping point America now faces. Addressing America's competitiveness challenge will require many years if not decades; however, the requisite federal funding of much of that effort is about to terminate. Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited provides a snapshot of the work of the government and the private sector in the past five years, analyzing how the original recommendations have or have not been acted upon, what consequences this may have on future competitiveness, and priorities going forward. In addition, readers will find a series of thought- and discussion-provoking factoids-many of them alarming-about the state of science and innovation in America. Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited is a wake-up call. To reverse the foreboding outlook will require a sustained commitment by both individual citizens and government officials-at all levels. This book, together with the original Gathering Storm volume, provides the roadmap to meet that goal. While this book is essential for policy makers, anyone concerned with the future of innovation, competitiveness, and the standard of living in the United States will find this book an ideal tool for engaging their government representatives, peers, and community about this momentous issue.
Code of Federal Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Code of Federal Regulations write by . This book was released on 2003. Code of Federal Regulations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Hearings
Hearings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hearings write by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. This book was released on 1947. Hearings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
