Introduction: When the Sea Turns Against Us
Escaping its fury through prediction
Chapter 1: The Earliest Predictions For the Sea
The tide
Chapter 2: The Moon, the Sun, and the Sea
The tide predictions for D-Day
Chapter 3: The Sea’s Greatest Killer
Predicting storm surges
Chapter 4: Defending Our Coasts
Flooded Cities
Chapter 5: Stormy Seas
Predicting sea, swell, and surf
Chapter 6: “Holes” in the Surface of the Sea
Rogue waves
Chapter 7: The Sea’s Response to an Unpredictable Earth
Trying to predict tsunamis
Chapter 8: December 26, 2004 (Part 1)
Tragic surprise in the Indian Ocean
Chapter 9: December 26, 2004 (Part 2)
Learning from a tragedy
Chapter 10: Predicting the Future – and Saving Lives
El Niño, climate change, and a
global ocean observing system
Endnotes
Acknowledgments
Index
