The million death quake
the science of predicting Earth's deadliest natural disaster
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Author
Publication
2012 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
63,750 words, Guess
Page Count
255 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25253364M
- ISBN-139780230119413
- OCLC Control Number778422562
- OCLC Control Numbermilliondeathquak0000muss
- Library of Congress Control Number2012011137
Classifications
- DDC551.22
- LCCQE538.8 .M87 2012
Description
"People have weeks of warning prior to volcanic eruptions, days of warning before a blizzard, and hours of warning before tornadoes. But there is still no warning system at all for earthquakes, though they have killed millions, and millions more live in constant danger from them. In The Million Death Quake, British Geological Survey seismologist Roger Musson takes us on a riveting journey through earthquakes. After making plain the science behind quakes, he tackles how engineers are fighting to make our cities "earthquake-proof" and seismologists are searching for the sign hidden in nature that could be interpreted as a warning. Highlighting hotspots around the world from Bucharest to the Azores, and with the massive Haiti & Japan earthquakes still in recent memory, this is a fascinating exploration of the strangest and most violent of natural disasters"--
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- The million death quake: the science of predicting Earth's deadliest natural disaster
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