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| Author | : Rodrigo Larenas |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010-06-30 |
| Genre | : Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27) |
| ISBN | : 9781451596038 |
The mega-earthquake occurred on February 27 of March 2010, along the coast of the central Chile in South America, produced an early and shacked weak up to millions of people. The 8.8 Richter scale event hit the central zone at 03:34 A.M. while people were sleeping. Then, as if the damage weren't enough and still at dark, it was followed by a not only devastating but also lethal tsunami that was strong enough to travel across the Pacific Ocean, hitting Asia only fourteen hours after. This earthquake is the fifth more intense ever measured and it was so strong that Scientific American published in the March 4th newsletter the following article: "The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that jolted Chile on Saturday was felt as far away as São Paulo. But NASA scientists are proposing that its repercussions are truly global in a geophysical sense: it likely shifted Earth's axis by about eight centimeters." But unfortunately the tragedy didn't stop with the earthquake. It also originated a tsunami that hit the coast with 4 waves, the first arriving just a few minutes after the earthquake and the last, several hours after. This tsunami was so strong that it has been detected that at least one wave was 30 meters or 98 feet high. Before continuing I would like to prevent lecturers from falling into the temptation of thinking that this mega-nature-events, only happen in faraway lands affecting people quite different from us. The Indonesian Tsunami of December 2004 was very distant from Chile not only in miles but also in cultural terms. And now, it's clear that Indonesian experience helped to prevent more fatalities. That's why this book has been written to urge people living in the Pacific Rim, to take some time to analyze their situation, the one of each community and act in order to prevent or reduce potential damages and casualties.
| Author | : Brian F. Atwater |
| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2016-04-18 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0295998512 |
A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote of minor flooding and damage. Some noted having felt no earthquake; they wondered what had set off the waves but had no way of knowing that the tsunami was spawned during an earthquake along the coast of northwestern North America. This orphan tsunami would not be linked to its parent earthquake until the mid-twentieth century, through an extraordinary series of discoveries in both North America and Japan. The Orphan Tsunami of 1700, now in its second edition, tells this scientific detective story through its North American and Japanese clues. The story underpins many of today�s precautions against earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Cascadia region of northwestern North America. The Japanese tsunami of March 2011 called attention to these hazards as a mirror image of the transpacific waves of January 1700. Hear Brian Atwater on NPR with Renee Montagne http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4629401
| Author | : Sandi Doughton |
| Publisher | : Sasquatch Books |
| Total Pages | : 293 |
| Release | : 2013-06-11 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1570618550 |
Scientific reportage on what we know and don’t know about the mega-earthquake predicted to hit the Pacific Northwest Scientists have identified Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver as the urban centers of what will be the biggest earthquake—the Really Big One—in the continental United States. A quake will happen—in fact, it’s actually overdue. The Cascadia subduction zone is 750 miles long, running along the Pacific coast from Northern California up to southern British Columbia. In this fascinating book, The Seattle Times science reporter Sandi Doughton introduces readers to the scientists who are dedicated to understanding the way the earth moves and describes what patterns can be identified and how prepared (or not) people are. With a 100% chance of a mega-quake hitting the Pacific Northwest, this fascinating book reports on the scientists who are trying to understand when, where, and just how big The Big One will be.
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| Total Pages | : 46 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Earthquakes |
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| Author | : Edward Bryant |
| Publisher | : CUP Archive |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2001-07-02 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780521775991 |
Comprehensively describes the nature and process of tsunami, for students and researchers, and general public.
| Author | : Eric L. Geist |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Earthquakes |
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| Author | : Kenji Satake |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2007-12-11 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 376438364X |
This volume features contributions from the first Meeting of the Tsunami Commission after the big 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. It presents consolidated findings based on hydrophone records, seismometer readings, and tide gauges. In addition, the volume provides reports of post-tsunami surveys and numerical simulations for tsunamis such as the 2004 Indian Ocean event. It also details tsunami dangers and early warning systems.
| Author | : Anne Rooney |
| Publisher | : Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Total Pages | : 73 |
| Release | : 2015-01-01 |
| Genre | : Natural disasters |
| ISBN | : 1625133782 |
Written in British English, Tsunami! describes how earthquakes and volcanoes cause deadly waves, the devastation they inflict on communities and the environment, and why they are so difficult to predict.
| Author | : Alexander B. Rabinovich |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2016-01-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9789048117857 |
Tsunamis are among the world’s most dangerous and destructive natural phenomena. The catastrophic tsunami of December 26, 2004 claimed over 300000 lives. These numerous catastrophic tsunamis have caused a significant increase in scientific interest of this natural hazard. About 85% of all tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean and are the products of submarine earthquakes around the Pacific Rim, where collisions of tectonic plates form highly active seismic subductive zones. The Great Cascadia Earthquake of January 26, 1700, which occurred near the west coast of Canada, produced a catastrophic tsunami which affected the entire coast of the Pacific Ocean. Assembling data on observed tsunamis and cataloguing historical tsunamis are key problems for scientific examination of tsunami waves, estimation and mitigation of tsunami risk for coastal areas, and improvement of the existing Tsunami Warning Service. The purpose of the present book is to present the historical and modern data on the Canadian coast of the Pacific Ocean and to complete the existing tsunami database. At the same time, the book is intended to present some modern achievements in instrumentation, data analyses, numerical modelling, and estimation of tsunami risk and may be of interest for specialists in wave dynamics, seismology, geophysics, coastal engineering and natural hazard mitigation.
| Author | : Damian Brindle |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2018-06-05 |
| Genre | : Earthquakes |
| ISBN | : 9781983082573 |
The "Big One" is NOTHING compared to this... The San Andreas earthquake expected to hit California one day pales in comparison to the "Really Big One"--the Cascadia megaquake--a doomsday scenario that, when it goes off, is poised to utterly devastate the Pacific Northwest and endanger the lives of everyone who lives there. Kenneth Murphy, FEMA's Pacific Northwest director, was once quoted as saying: "Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast." He's not exaggerating one bit. Not only will we be rocked by the biggest earthquake to EVER hit the mainland United States, but we'll be inundated with: Massive Tsunamis Waves All Along the Coastline Destructive Flooding for Many Miles Inland Widespread Wildfires and Suffocating Smoke Dozens to HUNDREDS of Powerful Aftershocks Plus Downed Trees and Powerlines That Will Slow Rescue Efforts to a Crawl And More! You know earthquakes strike without warning, and if you live anywhere near the Pacific Northwest then you need to get ready for this approaching threat before it's too late. Now, expert prepper, Damian Brindle, shares his must-read advice for how you can stay safe when the Cascadia Megathrust quake strikes. Here's what you'll discover inside: Vital Earthquake Science You Should Know (to Understand Why This Megaquake is so Different Than Anything Previous) The "Who, What, When, Why and Where" Details You Need to Know (to Demystify the Event and its Destructive Aftermath) Precisely How a Cascadia Megathrust Quake Will Devastate the Entire Pacific Northwest (so You Know What to be Ready for) And the 7 Most Important Solutions to Survive This Coming Disaster (so You Know What to do Now to Stay Safe) Remember this: Every disaster America has ever faced pales in comparison to this doomsday threat - you won't get a second chance to be ready. Don't leave your survival up to chance! Fast to read and easy to implement, buy now and be prepared for when the Cascadia Megaquake strikes.
