Tsunami Information Sources
Author: Robert L. Wiegel
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 124
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Tsunami Events and Lessons Learned
Author: Y.A. Kontar
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-04
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9400772696
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a collective effort by world experts, bringing together assorted contributions presented during the Ocean Science Session OS-017, of the AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly held in Singapore in 2012 (the Asia Tsunami and Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami events). The chapters cover assessment, evaluation, forecast and lessons learned as well as environmental and societal impacts of the latest tsunamis that occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and the Pacific Ocean in Japan 2011. The book is aimed at experts, scientists and decision makers seeking recent updated information, knowledge and experiences to better understand, quantify, forecast and protect coastal water resources, ecosystems, communities and human settlements which are often affected by tsunamis.
New Perspectives in Global Environmental Disasters
Author: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2015-10-28
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1785608088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Perspectives in Global Environmental Disasters is a collection of articles that represent high levels of scholarship in emergent themes and key issues. These include the following: - Crisis management - Emergency planning - Community-based disaster management
NGDC Key to Geophysical Records Documentation
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 252
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKReporting Humanitarian Disasters in a Social Media Age
Author: Glenda Cooper
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-10-26
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 135105452X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the tsunami to Hurricane Sandy, the Nepal earthquake to Syrian refugees—defining images and accounts of humanitarian crises are now often created, not by journalists but by ordinary citizens using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat. But how has the use of this content—and the way it is spread by social media—altered the rituals around disaster reporting, the close, if not symbiotic, relationship between journalists and aid agencies, and the kind of crises that are covered? Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews with journalists and aid agency press officers, participant observations at the Guardian, BBC and Save the Children UK, as well as the ordinary people who created the words and pictures that framed these disasters, this book reveals how humanitarian disasters are covered in the 21st century – and the potential consequences for those who posted a tweet, a video or photo, without ever realising how far it would go.
Tsunamis Affecting the West Coast of the United States, 1806-1992
Author: James F. Lander
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDisaster and Human History
Author: Benjamin Reilly
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2022-04-29
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 1476688095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHuman history is periodically punctuated by natural disasters, from Vesuvius' eruption to the modern-day Covid-19 pandemic. Volcanoes have buried entire cities, earthquakes have reduced structures to smoldering ruins. Floods and cyclones have wreaked havoc on river valleys and coastlines, and desertification and climate change have weakened society's underpinnings. Death tolls are often escalated by starvation and illness, which frequently occur in tandem. This second edition assesses natural disasters on human society and the effect of strategies developed to reduce their impact. This book addresses the interconnectivity of disaster and human responsibility through 23 updated case studies, including a new chapter on the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami and the ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The Power of the Sea
Author: Bruce Parker
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2012-03-13
Total Pages: 509
ISBN-13: 0230112242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
