Plate boundaries and natural hazards / / João C. Duarte, Wouter P. Schellart, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : American Geophysical Union : , : Wiley, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (654 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.136
• Soggetto topico: Plate tectonics; Earthquake zones; Natural disasters
• Persona (resp. second.): DuarteJoão C.; SchellartWouter P.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The beginning of the new millennium has been particularly devastating in terms of natural disasters associated with tectonic plate boundaries, such as earthquakes in Sumatra, Chile, Japan, Tahiti, and Nepal; the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean tsunamis; and volcanoes in Indonesia, Chile, Iceland that have produced large quantities of ash causing major disruption to aviation. In total, half a million people were killed by such natural disasters. These recurring events have increased our awareness of the destructive power of natural hazards and the major risks associated with them. While we have come a long way in the search for understanding such natural phenomena, and although our knowledge of Earth dynamics and plate tectonics has improved enormously, there are still fundamental uncertainties in our understanding of natural hazards. Increased understanding is crucial to improve our capacity for hazard prediction and mitigation" --
• Titolo autorizzato: Plate boundaries and natural hazards
• ISBN: 1-119-05430-3; 1-119-05421-4; 1-119-05414-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910166634603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Geophysical monograph ; ; 219.