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03106aam a22003738i 4500 001 464231A68B3411ED93AA43A653ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230103010015 008 220902s2023 inu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022042052 020 $a 1612497977 020 $a 9781612497976 020 $a 1612497969 020 $a 9781612497969 035 $a (OCoLC)1343298972 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d BUP $d SILO 043 $a n-usn-- $a n-usl-- $a n-usn-- 100 1 $a Call, David A., $d 1977- $e author. 245 10 $a Superstorm 1950 : $b the greatest simultaneous blizzard, ice storm, windstorm, and cold outbreak of the twentieth century / $c David A. Call. 246 30 $a Greatest simultaneous blizzard, ice storm, windstorm, and cold outbreak of the twentieth century 263 $a 2301 264 1 $a West Lafayette, Indiana : $b Purdue University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a 206 pages ; $a 206 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In November 1950, the greatest storm of the twentieth century crippled the eastern United States, affecting more than 100 million people. Sometimes referred to as the Great Appalachian or Thanksgiving storm, this was no ordinary weather event. Its giant size and multiple record-setting hazards-including snow, ice, flooding, wind, and cold temperatures-were cataclysmic. This superstorm was the most costly weather-related disaster when it occurred. Only two other storms that affected the US mainland since then, both hurricanes, have exceeded its death toll. The weather records it established remain benchmarks of extreme weather to this day. Superstorm 1950 examines the immediate impact of the storm, covering not just meteorology, but also its wide-ranging social impacts, which varied by race, class, and gender. The repercussions continue to affect us today, in obvious areas like weather forecasting, and in surprising areas like Ohio State football and government tax policy. Because superstorms are not as familiar as hurricanes or tornadoes, they can be overlooked in terms of weather-related disasters. This is a mistake. Vulnerability to weather disasters is increasing, and a similar storm today would likely be the most expensive weather disaster ever in the United States. Superstorm 1950 serves not only as a riveting account of one of the greatest disasters in US history, but also provides a premonition of what may come if global climate change is not confronted"-- $b Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Great Appalachian Storm, 1950. 650 0 $a Storms $z Northeastern States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Storms $z Middle Atlantic States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Storms $z Ohio River Valley $x History $y 20th century. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Call, David A., 1977- $t Superstorm 1950 $d West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2023] $z 9781612497983 $w (DLC) 2022042053 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20230103010100.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=464231A68B3411ED93AA43A653ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search