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The Next New Madrid Earthquake
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Author : William Atkinson
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 1989
The Next New Madrid Earthquake written by William Atkinson and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Nature categories.
Scientists who specialize in the study of Mississippi Valley earthquakes say that the region is overdue for a powerful tremor that will cause major damage and undoubtedly some casualties. The inevitability of a future quake and the lack of preparation by both individuals and communities provided the impetus for this book. Atkinson brings together applicable information from many disciplines: history, geology and seismology, engineering, zoology, politics and community planning, economics, environmental science, sociology, and psychology and mental health to provide the most comprehensive perspective to date of the myriad impacts of a major earthquake on the Mississippi Valley. Atkinson addresses such basic questions as "What, actually, are earthquakes? How do they occur? Where are they likely to occur? Can they be predicted, perhaps even prevented?" He also addresses those steps that individuals can take to improve their chances for survival both during and after an earthquake.
Tecumseh S Prophecy
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Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Tecumseh S Prophecy written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Earthquake prediction categories.
A plan for an intensified study of the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Tecumseh S Prophecy
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Author : Robert Morrison Hamilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Tecumseh S Prophecy written by Robert Morrison Hamilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Earthquake prediction categories.
The New Madrid Earthquake
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Author : Myron L. Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Care Publications
Release Date : 1993-07
The New Madrid Earthquake written by Myron L. Fuller and has been published by Care Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-07 with Nature categories.
This is an unabridged reprint of the first book and first thorough scientific work ever published on the great New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12. The winter of 1811-12 experienced the greatest burst of seismic energy in the history of the original 48 states. Geologist, Myron Fuller, spent several years in the field between 1900-1905 scouting the New Madrid fault zone on foot and on horseback, mapping the consequences of these giant cataclysms that had so permanently and so profoundly changed the landscape of this region 90 years before. Originally published by the U.S. Geological Survey, this book is the starting point for all serious researchers on these world-class temblors. Foreword to this 1995 printing is by seismologist, David Stewart, Ph.D.
The New Madrid Earthquake
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Author : Myron L. Fuller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The New Madrid Earthquake written by Myron L. Fuller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Earthquakes categories.
The Lost History Of The New Madrid Earthquakes
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Author : Conevery Bolton Valencius
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-09-25
The Lost History Of The New Madrid Earthquakes written by Conevery Bolton Valencius and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-25 with History categories.
From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent’s mightiest river. For decades, people puzzled over the causes of the quakes, but by the time the nation began to recover from the Civil War, the New Madrid earthquakes had been essentially forgotten. In The Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes, Conevery Bolton Valencius remembers this major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, even denied and ridiculed as tall tales, were in fact enormously important at the time of their occurrence, and continue to affect us today. Valencius weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812, giving force to frontier religious revival, and spreading scientific inquiry. Moving into the present, Valencius explores the intertwined reasons—environmental, scientific, social, and economic—why something as consequential as major earthquakes can be lost from public knowledge, offering a cautionary tale in a world struggling to respond to global climate change amid widespread willful denial. Engagingly written and ambitiously researched—both in the scientific literature and the writings of the time—The Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes will be an important resource in environmental history, geology, and seismology, as well as history of science and medicine and early American and Native American history.
The New Madrid Fault Finders Guide
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Author : Ray Knox
language : en
Publisher: Care Publications
Release Date : 1995
The New Madrid Fault Finders Guide written by Ray Knox and has been published by Care Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Earthquakes categories.
Disaster Deferred
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Author : Seth Stein
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2010
Disaster Deferred written by Seth Stein and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Nature categories.
Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12, Disaster Deferred revisits these earthquakes, the legends that have grown around them, and the predictions of doom that have followed in their wake. Seth Stein clearly explains the techniques seismologists use to study Midwestern quakes and estimate their danger.
Earthquake Fears Predictions And Preparations In Mid America
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Author : John E. Farley
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 1998
Earthquake Fears Predictions And Preparations In Mid America written by John E. Farley and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Nature categories.
Reports the results of four surveys conducted in the New Madrid Seismic Zone before and after Iben Browning's false prediction of a major earthquake in December of 1990. Farley (sociology, Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville) explores public reaction to Browning's pseudoscientific prediction and considers the long- term effects of the Browning prediction on earthquake awareness and preparedness in the region. The text includes many tables that summarize results from the four surveys. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The New Madrid Earthquake
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Author : Arthur Clay Magill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-03-01
The New Madrid Earthquake written by Arthur Clay Magill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-01 with Nature categories.
The New Madrid Earthquake was among the great earthquakes of known history, affecting the topography more than any other earthquake on the North American continent. Judging from their effects, they were of a magnitude of 8.0 or higher on the Richter Scale. They were felt over the entire United States outside of the Pacific coast. Large areas sank into the earth, new lakes were formed, the course of the Mississippi River was changed, and forests were destroyed over an area of 150,000 acres. Many houses at New Madrid were thrown down. "Houses, gardens, and fields were swallowed up" one source notes. But fatalities and damage were low, because the area was sparsely settled then. Survivors reported that the earthquake caused cracks to open in the earth?s surface, the ground to roll invisible waves, and large areas of land to sink or rise. The crew of the New Orleans (the first steamboat on the Mississippi, which was on her maiden voyage) reported mooring to an island only to awake in the morning and find that he island had disappeared below the waters of the Mississippi River. Damage was reported as far away as Charleston, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. Scientists estimate that the probability of a magnitude 6 to 7 earthquake occurring in this seismic zone within the next 50 years is higher than 90%. Such an earthquake could hit the Mississippi Valley at any time