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The million death quake : the science of predicting Earth's deadliest natural disaster
- Title
- The million death quake : the science of predicting Earth's deadliest natural disaster / Roger Musson.
- Author
- Musson, Roger
- Publication
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Call Number
- JSE 13-350
- ISBN
- 9780230119413
- 0230119417
- LCCN
- 2012011137
- OCLC
- 2012011137
- Author
- Musson, Roger.
- Title
- The million death quake : the science of predicting Earth's deadliest natural disaster / Roger Musson.
- Imprint
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Description
- p. cm.
- Summary
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Research Call Number
- JSE 13-350