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A Big Earthquake
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Author : Jill Eggleton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
A Big Earthquake written by Jill Eggleton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Earthquakes categories.
An earthquake in China causes a lot of damage and problems for people.
Earthquake
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Author : Anne Rooney
language : en
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Earthquake written by Anne Rooney and has been published by Encyclopaedia Britannica this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Containing several case studies of earthquakes, this book describes how and where earthquakes happen and looks at the destruction earthquakes can cause.
Superquake
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Author : David Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Release Date : 1988
Superquake written by David Ritchie and has been published by Crown Publishing Group (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Earthquakes categories.
It's coming, sometime within your lifetime, as inexorably as approaching thunder -- the biggest earthquake to hit the West Coast since San Francisco was demolished in 1906. This time the target most likely will be southern California and the sprawling, populous city of Los Angeles. And this time the devastation will be greater than ever before, because in the eighty-odd years since the last great quake we have become so much more dependent on our technology.
Full Rip 9 0
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Author : Sandi Doughton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Full Rip 9 0 written by Sandi Doughton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with NATURE categories.
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. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Earthquake
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Author : Andrew Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2013-02-15
Earthquake written by Andrew Robinson and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with Nature categories.
The 2011 devastating, tsunami-triggering quake off the coast of Japan and 2010’s horrifying destruction in Haiti reinforce the fact that large cities in every continent are at risk from earthquakes. Quakes threaten Los Angeles, Beijing, Cairo, Delhi, Singapore, and many more cities, and despite advances in earthquake science and engineering and improved disaster preparedness by governments and international aid agencies, they continue to cause immense loss of life and property damage. Earthquake explores the occurrence of major earthquakes around the world, their effects on the societies where they strike, and the other catastrophes they cause, from landslides and fires to floods and tsunamis. Examining the science involved in measuring and explaining earthquakes, Andrew Robinson looks at our attempts to design against their consequences and the possibility of having the ability to predict them one day. Robinson also delves into the ways nations have mythologized earthquakes through religion and the arts—Norse mythology explained earthquakes as the violent struggling of the god Loki as he was punished for murdering another god, the ancient Greeks believed Poseidon caused earthquakes whenever he was in a bad mood or wanted to punish people, and Japanese mythology states that Namazu, a giant catfish, triggers quakes when he thrashes around. He discusses the portrayal of earthquakes in popular culture, where authors and filmmakers often use the memory of cities laid to waste—such as Kobe, Japan, in 1995 or San Francisco in 1906—or imagine the hypothetical “Big One,” the earthquake expected someday out of California’s San Andreas Fault. With tremors happening in seemingly implausible places like Chicago and Washington DC, Earthquake is a timely book that will enrich earthquake scholarship and enlighten anyone interested in these ruinous natural disasters.
The Big One
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Author : George Pararas-Carayann
language : en
Publisher: Forbes Press
Release Date : 2001-03
The Big One written by George Pararas-Carayann and has been published by Forbes Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03 with History categories.
A book about earthquakes--how, when, and where the next big one may strike.
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Author : Sandi Doughton
language : en
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Release Date : 2013-06-11
Full Rip 9 0 written by Sandi Doughton and has been published by Sasquatch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-11 with Nature categories.
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.
Wrath Of God
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Author : Edward Paice
language : en
Publisher: Quercus Books
Release Date : 2008
Wrath Of God written by Edward Paice and has been published by Quercus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Just after half past nine on the morning of Sunday 1 November 1755, the end of the world came to the city of Lisbon. On a day that had begun with blue skies and gentle warmth, Portugal's proud capital was struck by a massive earthquake. After a brief, two-minute tremor came six minutes of horror as Lisbon swayed 'like corn in the wind before the avalanches of descending masonry hid the ruins under a cloud of dust'. A third tremor shook most of the buildings still standing to the ground, causing catastrophic loss of life. Lisbon had been struck by a seismic disturbance estimated at 8.7 on the Richter scale - more powerful than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. An hour later, riverine Lisbon and the Algarve coast were engulfed by a series of tsunamis. In areas of the city unaffected by the waves, fires raged for six days, completing the destruction of Europe's fourth-largest city. By the time it was all over, 60,000 souls had perished and 85% of Lisbon's buildings, plus an unimaginable wealth of cultural treasures, had been destroyed by quake, fire or water. The earthquake had a searing impact on the European psyche. Theologians and philosophers were baffled by this awesome manifestation of the anger of God. How could the presence of such suffering in the world be reconciled with the existence of a beneficent deity? For Portugal itself, despite an ambitious programme of reconstruction (which gave birth to the modern science of seismology), the quake ushered in a period of decline, in which her seaborne supremacy was eclipsed by the inexorable rise of the British empire.Drawing on primary sources, Edward Paice paints a vivid picture of a city and society changed for ever by a day of terror. He describes in thrilling detail the quake itself and its immediate aftermath, but he is interested just as much in its political, economic and cultural consequences. Wrath of God is a gripping account from a master writer of a natural disaster that had a transformative impact on European society.
The Big One
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Author : Elizabeth Rusch
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-08-18
The Big One written by Elizabeth Rusch and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-18 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
No one ever thought the Pacific Northwest was due for an earthquake, let alone a catastrophic one. But geologists are transforming our understanding of the grave dangers the population in the region of Cascadia face—will there be a big one? And what can be done to save lives? America's Pacific Northwest has relatively few earthquakes—only a handful each year that cause even moderately noticeable shaking. But a couple decades ago, scientists discovered a geological feature running along the coast that in other parts of the world regularly triggers massive earthquakes of 8.0 magnitude and higher. Were there once massive earthquakes in this part of the world? Geologists think there were. Now a small group of scientists are studying things that you might not think have anything to do with earthquakes—marsh soil, ocean sediments, landslide debris, and ghost forests—and they have reason to believe that the Pacific Northwest is likely not as idyllic as it was once assumed. The population is likely in grave danger of a massive earthquake at some point. What can be done? The big one can't be stopped, but scientists are working tirelessly to learn as much as they can to prepare.
Remembering The Big Quake
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Author : Alan Trussell-Cullen
language : en
Publisher: Learning Media Ltd
Release Date : 2000
Remembering The Big Quake written by Alan Trussell-Cullen and has been published by Learning Media Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Earthquakes categories.
"Learn about recording oral history as you share a survivor's memories of the 1964 Alaskan earthquake"--Back cover. Suggested level: primary.
