The Unseen Storm
A Human History of HurricanesBy Oscar Solomon
Length1h 5m
About this audiobook
The wind changes direction. The sea rises. Somewhere beyond the rain, an immense storm is turning—but nobody can see it whole.
Before satellites, a hurricane existed in fragments: a sailor’s observations, a falling barometer, a coastline overwhelmed by water. Discovering how those fragments fitted together would change the possibilities of survival.
From Caribbean storm knowledge and the Great Hurricane of seventeen eighty to aircraft entering the eye and the first views from space, Oscar Solomon follows humanity’s effort to read a disaster larger than any witness’s horizon. The Unseen Storm explores the discoveries that made hurricanes visible, and why a forecast alone cannot keep people safe.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreScience and Nature, History
Length1 hr 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 21, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prologue: The Storm No One Could See
2Chapter One: The Name In The Wind
3Chapter Two: The Storm That Turned
4Chapter Three: The Priest Who Watched The Clouds
5Chapter Four: The Water Came First
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6Chapter Five: Into The Eye
7Chapter Six: The Storm From Space
8Chapter Seven: The Drums Did Not Beat
9Epilogue: The Cone
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