Earthquakes : risk, monitoring and research / / Earl V. Leary, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (141 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.4/95
• Soggetto topico: Earthquake hazard analysis; Earthquakes - Safety measures; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake prediction
• Altri autori: LearyEarl V
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Earthquakes : risk, monitoring, notification, and research / Peter Folger -- Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program / FEMA National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, and USGS -- Forecasting California's earthquakes : what can we expect in the next 30 years?.
• Sommario/riassunto: Close to 75 million people in 39 states face some risk from earthquakes. Seismic hazards are greatest in the western United States, particularly California, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. The Rocky Mountain region, a portion of the central United States known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, and portions of the eastern seaboard, particularly South Carolina, also have a relatively high earthquake hazard. Compared to the loss of life in other countries, relatively few Americans have died as a result of earthquakes over the past 100 years. The United States, however, faces the possibility of large economic losses from earthquake damaged buildings and infrastructure.
• Titolo autorizzato: Earthquakes
• ISBN: 1-61728-375-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961983003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.