The power of the sea. : Tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves and our quest to predict disasters
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- ISBN: 9780230616370 (hc.)
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Physical Description:
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xii, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2010.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | When the sea turns against us : escaping the sea's fury through prediction -- The earliest predictions for the sea : the tide -- The moon, the sun, and the sea : the tide predictions for D-Day -- The sea's greatest killer : predicting storm surges -- Defending our coasts : flooded cities -- Stormy seas : predicting sea, swell, and surf -- "Holes" in the surface of the sea : rogue waves -- The sea;s response to an unpredictable Earth : trying to predict tsunamis -- December 26, 2004 (part 1) : tragic surprise in the Indian Ocean -- December 26, 2004 (part 2) : learning from a tragedy -- Predicting the future-- and saving lives : El Niǫ, climate change, and the Global Ocean Observing System. |
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Subject: | Ocean Ocean and civilization Ocean -- Environmental aspects |
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Pemberton and District Public Library | 551.46 PAR (Text) | 31894000278340 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |