The Hurricane Hunters


Lu par David Wales

(4.6 stars; 9 reviews)

This 1955 book by an acknowledged authority is an absorbing account of meteorology before the advent of weather satellites. “This is the lively account of the hair-raising experiences of the men who have probed by sea and air into the inner mysteries of the world’s most terrible storms…. Here is the first intimate revelation of what the human eye and the most modern radars see in the violent regions of the tropical vortex. The descriptions of the activities of these valiant scouts of the storms are taken from personal interviews with military flyers and weathermen who have risked their lives in the furious blasts in all parts of the hurricane. The author has made a special study of hurricanes for over forty years. He has served with the Weather Bureau as chief of the marine division, chief of all forecasting and reporting and assistant chief of the Bureau, in charge of its technical operations.” - Summary by Advertisement in the book and David Wales (9 hr 14 min)

Chapitres

Monsters Of The World Of Storms 37:07 Lu par David Wales
The Saddler's Apprentice 26:19 Lu par David Wales
At The Bottom Of The Sea 25:48 Lu par David Wales
Storm Warnings 28:45 Lu par David Wales
Radio Helps -- Then Hinders 31:11 Lu par David Wales
The Eye Of The Hurricane 30:28 Lu par David Wales
First Flight Into The Vortex 25:57 Lu par David Wales
The Hammer And The Highway 28:43 Lu par David Wales
Wings Against The Whirling Blasts 31:42 Lu par David Wales
Kappler's Hurricane 36:33 Lu par David Wales
Tricks Of The Trade 36:22 Lu par David Wales
Trailing The Terrible Typhoon 37:20 Lu par David Wales
Guest On A Hairy Hop 33:23 Lu par David Wales
The Unexpected 46:14 Lu par David Wales
Fighting Hail And Hurricanes 25:19 Lu par David Wales
Carol, Edna, Hazel Or Saxby! 25:19 Lu par David Wales
The Gears And Guts Of The Giant 46:11 Lu par David Wales
Biographical Sketch Of The Author 1:51 Lu par David Wales