An edition of The weight of the Ice
(2009)
The weight of the Ice
the northeast Ice storm of 2008
1st ed.
by Dave Eisenstadter
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From the back cover: Dec. 11, 2008: a layer of ice falls on 5 states and leaves devastation in its path. --New Hampshire, New York, Maine, Vermont and Mass. --1.3 million households were left without electricity --$75 million in damages to electrical systems in NH alone --42 counties were eligible for federal disaster relief --Many households were without power for over two weeks.
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The weight of the Ice: the northeast Ice storm of 2008
2009, Surry Cottage Books
in English
- 1st ed.
0979506778 9780979506772
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Act I: The ice storm cometh
1. A perfect ice storm: the weather and science of the storm
2. Pop ... crack ... boom: the night of the storm
Act II: A region transformed
3. First glimpses: devastation the next morning
4. You can't get there from here: traveling the roads
5. Workers of the world un-ice: work necessitated by the storm
6. A forest of crystal: the beauty of the ice
Act III: Dealing with darkness, coping with cold
7. Yankee ingenuity: stories of triumph
8. Taken for granted: heat: keeping warm
9. Taken for granted: water: staying hydrated and preventing water damage
10. Taken for granted: food: eating and refrigeration
11. Taken for granted: light: the darkness
12. Communication and community: how people stayed connected
13. Generating generators: alternative sources of power
14. Gimme shelter: life in shelters
15. Waiting for power: as the days become weeks
Act IV: An unprecedented restoration
16. The toughest job of all: utility workers restoring power
17. Getting it back: let there be light
18. The ice storm that stole Christmas: Christmas after the storm
Act V: The months that followed
19. Spring cleaning: lasting effects of the storm
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Includes index.
Documents the ice storm of 2008.
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