1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000003374

Autore

Porter, Katherine Anne

Titolo

The days before / by Katherine Anne Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Harcourt, Brace, c1926

Descrizione fisica

X, 273 p. ; 21 cm.

Disciplina

814.52

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456876403321

Autore

Preparedness Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami

Titolo

Tsunami Warning and Preparedness [[electronic resource] ] : An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2014

ISBN

1-283-01904-3

9786613019042

0-309-13754-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CouncilNational Research

Disciplina

551.4637

Soggetti

Natural disaster warning systems - United States - Evaluation

Tsunamis - Evaluation - Safety measures - United States

Tsunamis - Forecasting - Evaluation - United States

Natural disaster warning systems - Evaluation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.


Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Aligning Priorities with Societal Risks from Tsunamis""; ""3 Education and Preparedness of Individuals, Communities, and Decision Makers""; ""4 Tsunami Detection and Forecasting""; ""5 Long-Term Reliability and Sustainability of Warning Center Operations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Examples of Tsunami Sources That Threaten the United States""; ""Appendix B: Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness""

""Appendix C: Relative Hazards of Near- and Far-field Tsunami Sources""""Appendix D: Available Tsunami Evacuation Maps""; ""Appendix E: Examples of Tsunami Education Efforts""; ""Appendix F: June 14, 2005: A Case Study in Tsunami Warning and Response""; ""Appendix G: Magnitudes from C. Richter to Mwp and the W phase""; ""Appendix H: Tsunami Earthquakes""; ""Appendix I: Samoa Tsunami""; ""Appendix J: Response to the Chilean-Earthquake Generated Tsunami: The Hawaii Case Study""; ""Appendix K: Acronyms""; ""Appendix L: Committee and Staff Biographies""