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A Deadly Wind

A Deadly Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day Storm

Paperback Published on: 31/10/2018
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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Oregon State University
  • ISBN: 9780870719288
  • Number of pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 223 x 149 x 17 mm
  • Weight: 425g
  • Languages: English

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