In the Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones readers and researchers will find a unique, multidimensional portrait of cyclonic storms as they appear in science, in history, and culture. A richly detailed compendium, the book contains vivid, scholarly accounts of all major tropical cyclones ever recorded. For many of the storms described, the author provides maps of their course, detailed chronologies of their progress, photographs of their aftermath, and comments about them from firsthand observers.