"We must thank the American Meteorological Society for bringing the figure of Fr. Viñes to the attention of a wider audience. . . . Viñes deserves to be better known as an important pioneer in the observation, study, and forecasting of tropical hurricanes."
— Journal of Jesuit Studies
“Any discussion of the science of meteorology and the study of hurricanes in Cuba begins with accomplishments of the priest Benito Viñes, and it is to this subject that Guadalupe’s biography of Viñes is dedicated. This is a celebratory biography, prepared with affection and admiration, and filled with well-documented information and thoughtful insight. . . . [This book] offers poignant insight into the fusion of science and humanism, a testimony to the degree to which a labor of love had real-life implications. . . . A welcome addition to the expanding scholarship on environmental history. English-language readers owe a debt of gratitude to García for a very capable translation of the Spanish-language original.”
— Louis A. Peréz, Jr. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Catholic Historical Review