The Orphan Tsunami of 1700

The Orphan Tsunami of 1700
Author :
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 144
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780295998510
ISBN-13 : 0295998512
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 by : Brian F. Atwater

Download or read book The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 written by Brian F. Atwater and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote of minor flooding and damage. Some noted having felt no earthquake; they wondered what had set off the waves but had no way of knowing that the tsunami was spawned during an earthquake along the coast of northwestern North America. This orphan tsunami would not be linked to its parent earthquake until the mid-twentieth century, through an extraordinary series of discoveries in both North America and Japan. The Orphan Tsunami of 1700, now in its second edition, tells this scientific detective story through its North American and Japanese clues. The story underpins many of today�s precautions against earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Cascadia region of northwestern North America. The Japanese tsunami of March 2011 called attention to these hazards as a mirror image of the transpacific waves of January 1700. Hear Brian Atwater on NPR with Renee Montagne http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4629401


The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 Related Books

The Orphan Tsunami of 1700
Language: en
Pages: 144
Authors: Brian F. Atwater
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-18 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote of minor flooding and damage. Some noted having felt no ear
Cascadia's Fault
Language: en
Pages: 372
Authors: Jerry Thompson
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-10 - Publisher: Catapult

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A thrillingly rendered, yet “level–headed” look at the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the devastating natural disasters it promises (Booklist) There is a cr
Full-Rip 9.0
Language: en
Pages: 293
Authors: Sandi Doughton
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-11 - Publisher: Sasquatch Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Scientific reportage on what we know and don’t know about the mega-earthquake predicted to hit the Pacific Northwest Scientists have identified Seattle, Portl
The Orphan Tsunami of 1700
Language: en
Pages: 143
Authors: Brian F. Atwater
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Time Magazine named Atwater one of the 100 most significant people of 2005 for the tsunami research that culminated in this book. He joins American and Japanese
Forest Economics
Language: en
Pages: 414
Authors: Daowei Zhang
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-15 - Publisher: UBC Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Forestry cannot be isolated from the forces that drive all economic activity. It involves using land, labour, and capital to produce goods and services from for