Tsunami

The Underrated Hazard

Gebonden Engels 2007 2e druk 9783540742739
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There have been three recent large tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, notably that of 26 December 2004 which killed more than 238,000 people. Few scientists were aware that the Indian Ocean was vulnerable. Tsunami are underrated as major hazards, with evidence for past "mega-tsunami" recently discovered along coastlines not normally considered at risk.

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ISBN13:9783540742739
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:364
Uitgever:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Druk:2

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Tsunami as a known hazard.- Tsunami dynamics.- Tsunami-formed landscapes.- Signatures of tsunami in the coastal landscape.- Coastal landscape evolution.- Causes of tsunami.- Earthquake-generated tsunami.- Great landslides.- Volcanic eruptions.- Comets and asteroids.- Modern risk of tsunami.- Risk and avoidance.- Epilogue.

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