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The perfect storm
The 'perfect storm' is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination - a high pressure system from the Great Lakes running into storm winds over an Atlantic Island and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean, Hurricane Grace. The worst storm in history seem from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape. The perfect storm' is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high pressure system from the Great Lakes, running into storm winds over an Atlantic island - Sable Island - and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean: Hurricane Grace. This is the story of that storm, told through the accounts of individual fishing boats caught up in the maelstrom, their families waiting anxiously for news of their return, the rescue services scrambled to save them. It is the story of the old battle between the fisherman and the sea, between man and Nature, but here Nature is an awesome and capricious power that transforms the surface of the Atlantic into an impossible tumult of water walls and gaping voids, with the capacity to break an oil tanker in two, let alone the 72ft swordfishing boat Andrea Gail with her crew of eight. A typical Hurricane encompasses a million cubic miles of atmosphere and can contain enough energy to, in theory, meet the electric power needs of the UK for a decade. Except that a hurricane will not be controlled. In spare, lyrical prose The Perfect Storm describes what happened when the Andrea Gail looked into the wrathful face of the perfect storm.
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination - a high pressure system from the Great Lakes running into storm winds over an Atlantic island and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean. Its name is Hurricane Grace. The "perfect storm" was a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high-pressure system from the Great Lakes running into storm winds over an Atlantic island - Sable Island - and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean - "Hurricane Grace". This is the story of that storm, told through the accounts of fishermen at sea caught up in the maelstrom, of their families waiting anxiously for news, and of the rescue services.;It is the story of the old battle between fishermen and the ocean, between man and nature; but here nature is an awesome and capricious power that transforms the surface of the Atlantic into an impossible tumult of water walls and gaping voids, and with the capacity to break an oil tanker in two, let alone the 72-foot sword-fishing boat "Andrea Gail", with her crew of eight.;A typical hurricane encompasses 1,000,000 cubic miles of atmosphere and can contain enough energy (in theory, for a hurricane will not be controlled) to meet the electric-power needs of the UK for a decade. This book describes what happened when the "Andrea Gail" looked into the wrathful face of such a phenomenon.
Wind Energy
Offers a look at energy, exploring what it means to be renewable or 'alternative'. This title explains the science behind a particular type of energy and discusses how...
Wind Energy
An introductory look at a wide range of topics of interest to the younger reader. A simple series that explores the world around us, providing clear easy-to-read...
Wind Energy
Offers a look at energy, exploring what it means to be renewable or 'alternative'. This title explains the science behind a particular type of energy and discusses how it is used, also exploring benefits and disadvantages. It features fact...
Wind Power
In windy places, some people catch the wind's power with special equipment and use it to make energy. The schools in one area are using wind power to save energy and...
Wind Power Basics: A Green Energy Guide
Humans have harnessed wind power for centuries. It is the fastest growing source of energy in the world, and by the year 2020 it is projected to supply at least 12 per...
Wind Power
A thorough look at the arguments around the different forms of energy. A topical new series that addresses the pros and cons of all energy courses. Each book looks at the fundamentals of each energy type with information on how they work...
Catch the Wind, Harness the Sun: 22 Super-Charged Projects for Kids
Offers 22 projects and experiments focused on producing and playing with renewable energy. Suitable for children of ages 8 to 12, this book helps them extend and ...
Amazing Science Experiments: 150 Easy Projects Using Everyday Materials, Demonstrated in 800 Step-by-step Photographs!
150 easy projects using everyday materials, demonstrated step by step in 1300 photographs! Find out how things work: energy, wind, nature, ships, cars, cameras and...
Wind Power
Wind Power provides 20 unique projects for youth that use, adapt and illustrate the power of the wind. Wind-powered generators are now used worldwide as a reliable source of greenA energy. How does wind create power? What is wind?
The Wind Farm Scam
In The Wind Farm Scam Dr. John Etherington argues that wind turbines cannot generate enough energy to reduce global CO2 levels to a meaningful degree. The intermittent nature of wind power cannot generate a steady output, a reality necessitating...
Renewable Energy
The prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources is arousing renewed interest world-wide. This is a comprehensive overview of the principal renewable energy sources: solar thermal; biomass; tidal; wave; photovoltaic; hydro; wind; geothermal. With the aid of detailed illustrations and tables of data, it explains the physical and technological principles underlying each source and examines its environmental impact and future prospects.
Energy-Efficient Home Manual HardBack ( Energy Efficient Mnl )
Reduce your fuel bills Expert advise on saving energy and conserving water Help the environment Step-by-step Instructions and projects to undertake Soaring fuel bills summer water shortages and a concern for the environment and the damaging effects of greenhouse gases mean that homeowners everywhere are growing more and more interested in cutting down their energy and water consumption. Even without the prospect of tax incentives for installing green measures around your home energy-saving is currently one of the hottest topics in the DIY world and this handy book should be the green DIY-ers bible. With advice on assessing your homes energy efficiency and dozens of simple energy-saving and water-wise tips youll be able to cut down your bills in a flash. There are also clear illustrated step-by-step projects for installing loft insulation draught-proofing your doors and windows improving the efficiency of your central heating fixing wasteful dripping taps and much more.
Wind Power Basics
Humans have harnessed wind power for centuries. It is the fastest growing source of energy in the world, and by the year 2020 it is projected to supply at least 12 per cent of global electrical demand. This book provides an understanding of wind...
