Disaster Deferred
| Author | : Seth Stein |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780231151399 |
| ISBN-13 | : 023115139X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Disaster Deferred by : Seth Stein
Download or read book Disaster Deferred written by Seth Stein and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
