Hurricane Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature

This guide will introduce some of the titles available in the LRC on Hurricanes. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.


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  • The 1938 hurricane along New England's coast by Soares, Joseph P. - Citation
  • Encyclopedia of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, by Longshore, David. - Citation
  • The ravaging tide: strange weather, future Katrinas, and the coming death of America's coastal cities by Tidwell, Mike.- Citation
  • Path of destruction: the devastation of New Orleans and the coming age of superstorms – by McQuaid, John . - Citation
  • Isaac's storm: a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history – by Larson, Erik. - Citation
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  • “The new era of megacatastrophes: how can the industry adjust to this new reality?” Kerney, Gary. RISK MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE, (April 2009) - Citation
  • “Mega-disasters and federalism: the quest for high-performance federalism” by Landy, Marc. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, (December 2008) - Citation
  • “Evolving need for alternative triage management in public health emergencies: a Hurricane Katrina case study”. Klein, Kelly R. DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS, (September 2008) - Citation
  • “Brokerage roles in disaster response: organisational mediation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina”. Lind, Benjamin E. NTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, (2008) - Citation
  • “The clearinghouse concept: a model for geospatial data centralization and dissemination in a disaster”. Mills, Jacqueline . DISASTERS, (September 2008) - Citation
  • “Financial and social circumstances in the incidence and course of PTSD in Mississippi during the first two years after Hurricane Katrina”. Galea, Sandro. JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, (August 2008) - Citation
  • “Incident command system as a response model within emergency operation centers during Hurricane Rita”. Lutz, Leslie D. JOURNAL OF CONTINGENCIES AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT, (September 2008) - Citation
  • “Trial of a survey instrument to establish the hurricane preparedness of and medical impact on a vulnerable, older population”. Cherniack, E. Paul. PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE, (May/June 2008) - Citation
  • “Hurricane Katrina and lessons learned utilization: important findings for the emergency management community”. McCormick, Lindsey. JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, (May/June 2008) - Citation
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  • Increasing vulnerability to hurricanes: global warming's wake-up call for the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts - Full report - PDF
  • Hurricane evacuation time estimates for the Texas Gulf Coast - Full report - PDF
  • Are you ready? A preparedness guide for hurricanes - Full report - PDF
  • Building a safe port in the storm: private vs. public choices in hurricane mitigation - Full report - PDF
  • The Groundhog Day Florida tornadoes: a case study of high-vulnerability tornadoes - Full report - PDF
  • GulfGov reports: the role of community rebuilding plans in the hurricane recovery-Full report - PDF
  • A logistical response to assist in answering the call of defense support to civilian authorities in disaster response- Full report - PDF
  • The deadliest, costliest, and most intense United States hurricanes from 1900 to 2000 - Full report - PDF
  • The emergency management response to Hurricane Katrina: as told by the first responders - a case study of what went wrong and recommendations for the future - Full report - PDF
  • Assessing the impact of Hurricane Katrina on persons with disabilities - Full report - PDF
  • An assessment of the personal and emotional barriers to effective disaster response on the part of healthcare professionals - Full report - PDF
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  • Hurricanes: deadly wind, deadly rain ( 2006) [dvd] - Citation
  • Katrina experience: a compilation of short films (2006) [dvd] - Citation
  • Hurricane Katrina - the storm that drowned a city (2005) [dvd] - Citation
  • Katrina lessons learned (2007) [video journal] - Citation
  • Hurricane history (2004) [video journal] - Citation
  • The complete hurricane & flood plan for business: a disaster prevention and recovery template on CD-ROM (2006) [cd-rom] - Citation
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Search Terms

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 hurricane
 shelter
"rescue operations"
“mobile homes”

LRC Subject Headings

Use these terms in LRC online catalog subject search singly or in combination with the subject term "HURRICANES". Need help searching by subject? View this short 4 minute video tutorial.

  • CLOUD SEEDING
  • DISASTER PLANNING
  • DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
  • DISASTER RELIEF
  • EMERGENCY RESPONSE
  • EVACUATIONS
  • HUMAN BEHAVIOR
  • HURRICANES
  • IN PLACE SHELTERING
  • LEVEES
  • MITIGATION
  • RESCUE OPERATIONS
  • TRACKING SYSTEMS
  • WIND EFFECTS

Fastlinks to Specific Hurricanes

Use these links to bring up all citations related to these various hurricanes

Call Numbers

  • QC 945
  • GB 5014
  • HV 636

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