Storms from the tropics / by Erick Brenstrum

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Title

Storms from the tropics / by Erick Brenstrum

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National Library of New Zealand

Collection

Index New Zealand

Description

Explains tropical cyclones and how they are transformed into intense mid-latitude depressions near NZ, distinct from hurricanes. Identifies why they usually occur in late summer, citing the examples of Cyclone Fergus, Cyclone Drena and Cyclone Bola. Describes the devastation throughout the North Island caused by the tropical cyclone of Feb 1936, the most damaging storm to strike NZ in the last 100 years. Recounts the sinking of the ferry Wahine in 1968 as an example of a storm caused by a de...

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Format

Journal

Date created

Jun 2003

Creator

Brenstrum, Erick,, 1951-

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22939262

Related subjects

Cyclones / Floods / Shipwrecks -- History

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