Clockwise: In the days before Hugo made landfall, residents along the North Carolina coast made preparations for a possible strike, including visits to building supply stores, which sold plywood for use as window covers. (Photo by Drew Wilson; courtesy of the Outer Banks History Center); Struggling to stay alive, hogs from a farm near Trenton wait for rescue on the roof of a swine barn as ...

This is a basic meteorological book about hurricanes. It would be useful as a textbook for high school or college classrooms.