Tsunami Storm

Author : David Capps
Publisher : Clearwater Valley Press, LLC
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0977419851

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Tsunami Storm by David Capps Pdf

The US has launched secret weapons of mass destruction on other countries. And awaits what might be cataclysmic retaliation... China is devastated by an 8.0M earthquake that leaves 70,000 people dead with hundreds of thousands injured and untold property destroyed. The Chinese government soon learns that it was no natural disaster, but rather an orchestrated attack by the American government using their High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) weapon. China ceases foreign relations with America and creates their own version of the weapon in retaliation. They plan to attack the US by sending a submarine with mini nuke mines to create a massive rupture of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. But what neither China nor the US knows is that the attack on China was an unauthorized assault perpetrated by a US Navy Vice Admiral. Because of his arrogance and pride, more innocent people may have to pay with their lives. One of the many coastal towns in peril is Dolphin Beach, Oregon. The new mayor Willa McBride tries to protect her townspeople while her sister, the Senator Elizabeth Bechtel, tries to uncover who engineered the attack on China. What is unclear is whether the Senator's goal is aimed toward the greater good or for her own political gain. To protect the US coast, the government sends out the submarine USS Massachusetts to locate and destroy the Chinese sub. Now it seems the only protection for the American coast is one US submarine and its heroic crew against a truly catastrophic event...

Author : E.M. Scourse,N.A. Chapman,D.R. Tappin,S.R. Wallis
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786203182

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Tsunamis by E.M. Scourse,N.A. Chapman,D.R. Tappin,S.R. Wallis Pdf

This Special Publication examines tsunami hazard and risk, with particular focus on using the geological record. With Earth’s growing population clustered increasingly on coastlines, tsunami hazards are of concern worldwide. The papers explore the sedimentological and dynamic traces of recent and prehistoric tsunamis globally – from Europe to the Pacific – as well as looking at historic records and how the information can be used to characterise the scale of impacts and areas that are most susceptible to tsunami hazards. Armed with this information, scientists can begin to quantify risks, both to populations and in economic terms. This volume is aimed both at scientists working in this field and at a wider community, interested in tsunami science and natural hazard assessment.

Author : Tsunemasa Shiki,Yoshinobu Tsuji,K. Minoura,Teiji Yamazaki
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080558912

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Tsunamiites - Features and Implications by Tsunemasa Shiki,Yoshinobu Tsuji,K. Minoura,Teiji Yamazaki Pdf

This book is an overview of the state-of-the art developments in sedimentology of tsunami-induced and tsunami-affected deposits, namely tsunamiites. It also highlights new problems and issues calling for additional investigation, and provides insight into the direction for future tsunamiite researches. Provides a comprehensive overview of developments in tsunamiites Investigates future trends and development needs Cutting edge research articles from leading experts aimed at researchers and scientists

Author : Tad S. Murty,U. Aswathanarayana,Niru Nirupama
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134140329

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The Indian Ocean Tsunami by Tad S. Murty,U. Aswathanarayana,Niru Nirupama Pdf

The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia. 175,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, almost 50,000 were registered as missing and 1.7 million people were displaced. As well as this horrendous toll on human life

Author : Bruce Parker
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0230112242

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The Power of the Sea by Bruce Parker Pdf

The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves thrilling and often moving stories of unpredicted natural disaster with an accessible account of scientific discovery. The result is a compelling scientific journey, from ancient man's first crude tide predictions to today's advanced early warning ability based on the Global Ocean Observing System. It is a journey still underway, as we search for ways to predict tsunamis and rogue waves and critical aspects of El Niño and climate change caused by global warming.

Author : Aurelio Mercado-Irizarry,Philip L. F. Liu
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812565358

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Caribbean Tsunami Hazard by Aurelio Mercado-Irizarry,Philip L. F. Liu Pdf

This book aims to present the overall existing tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with hurricanes. It initially presents an overview of all of the existing tsunami-causing factors found in the region: earthquakes, sub-aerial and submarine landslides, and submarine explosions. This is followed by field evidence of recent and pre-historic tsunami events, which gives credibility to all of this effort. The next section is a description of the tsunami hazard mitigation efforts being carried out locally and in collaboration with national and international programs. The final part is dedicated to the presentation of related recent research results.

Author : Eddie N. Bernard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Tsunamis
ISBN : UIUC:30112101570254

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Proceedings, Tsunami Symposium, Hamburg Federal Republic of Germany by Eddie N. Bernard Pdf

Author : Edward Bryant
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783540742746

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Tsunami by Edward Bryant Pdf

Tsunamis are underrated as major hazards, mainly due to the misconceptions that they occur infrequently and happen along some distant shoreline. However, evidence for past great tsunami has recently been discovered along apparently aseismic and protected coastlines, such as those of Australia and Western Europe. This is a comprehensive and well illustrated textbook on all aspects of tsunami. It can be used by a student or layperson to gain encyclopedic knowledge about tsunami.

Author : S. Mambretti
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781845647704

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Tsunami by S. Mambretti Pdf

A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the sudden displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean. This book, comprising seven chapters, examines this important topic.

Author : Nils-Axel Morner
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789533075525

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The Tsunami Threat by Nils-Axel Morner Pdf

Submarine earthquakes, submarine slides and impacts may set large water volumes in motion characterized by very long wavelengths and a very high speed of lateral displacement, when reaching shallower water the wave breaks in over land - often with disastrous effects. This natural phenomenon is known as a tsunami event. By December 26, 2004, an event in the Indian Ocean, this word suddenly became known to the public. The effects were indeed disastrous and 227,898 people were killed. Tsunami events are a natural part of the Earth's geophysical system. There have been numerous events in the past and they will continue to be a threat to humanity; even more so today, when the coastal zone is occupied by so much more human activity and many more people. Therefore, tsunamis pose a very serious threat to humanity. The only way for us to face this threat is by increased knowledge so that we can meet future events by efficient warning systems and aid organizations. This book offers extensive and new information on tsunamis; their origin, history, effects, monitoring, hazards assessment and proposed handling with respect to precaution. Only through knowledge do we know how to behave in a wise manner. This book should be a well of tsunami knowledge for a long time, we hope.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814467070

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Coastal Structures 2007 by Anonim Pdf

Author : V. Santiago-Fandiño,Y.A. Kontar,Y. Kaneda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319102023

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Post-Tsunami Hazard by V. Santiago-Fandiño,Y.A. Kontar,Y. Kaneda Pdf

This monograph focuses on a variety of topics related to reconstruction and restoration in post-tsunami conditions. Aspects such as coastal engineering, early warning systems and technological approaches, urban planning and settlements relocation, socio-economic redevelopment and policy, coastal ecosystems and agricultural redevelopment as well as pollution assessment are included. The reader will benefit from the various case-studies drawn from a number of countries hit by the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the Great East Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011 in Japan. This book will appeal to scientists and scholars, decision makers, students and practitioners interested in post-tsunami reconstruction and restoration processes.

Author : PIANC MarCom
Publisher : PIANC
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System
ISBN : 9782872231843

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Mitigation of Tsunami Disasters in Ports by PIANC MarCom Pdf

Author : Mohammad Mokhtari
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789535126768

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Tsunami by Mohammad Mokhtari Pdf

This book is a collection of contribution from experts involved in tsunami study for the purpose of covering its different aspects from generation to warning system to be applied in tsunami risk reduction. The presented chapters have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication. The content of the book consists of information on tsunami propagation from the open sea to the coast and coastal tsunami warning using deployed HF radar systems in different parts of North America and Japan. In this book, tsunami propagation, preliminary methods for evaluating the suitability of radar sites for tsunami detection using simulated tsunami velocities and factors affecting tsunami detectability are discussed and methods for reducing the false alarms are described. It further covers multi-scale meteorological systems resulted in meteo-tsunami and tsunami generation due to a landslide or a submarine volcanic eruption, where few case studies have been presented. The occurrence and characteristics of tsunami in Sweden, using paleo-tsunami events from different parts of the Scandinavia and finally challenges and opportunities for reducing losses to fast-arriving tsunamis in remote villages along Pakistan coast, with few examples are also discussed.

Author : Timothy R. Davies,Oliver Korup,John J. Clague
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118648605

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Geomorphology and Natural Hazards by Timothy R. Davies,Oliver Korup,John J. Clague Pdf

Natural disasters are occasional intense events that disturb Earth's surface, but their impact can be felt long after. Hazard events such as earthquakes, volcanos, drought, and storms can trigger a catastrophic reshaping of the landscape through the erosion, transport, and deposition of different kinds of materials. Geomorphology and Natural Hazards: Understanding Landscape Change for Disaster Mitigation is a graduate level textbook that explores the natural hazards resulting from landscape change and shows how an Earth science perspective can inform hazard mitigation and disaster impact reduction. Volume highlights include: Definitions of hazards, risks, and disasters Impact of different natural hazards on Earth surface processes Geomorphologic insights for hazard assessment and risk mitigation Models for predicting natural hazards How human activities have altered 'natural' hazards Complementarity of geomorphology and engineering to manage threats