Research Catalog

Title

Furious earth : the science and nature of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis / Ellen J. Prager.

Author

Prager, Ellen J.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2000], ©2000.

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Details

Description

xv, 235 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 24 cm

Summary

"Today, advanced technology is enabling us to drill, measure, monitor, sample, and image the Earth and its motions as never before, dramatically improving our scientific understanding of these powerful forces. Furious Earth reveals what scientists have learned about earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis, how we are trying to prevent disaster, and what mysteries still remain."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Volcanoes
• Tsunamis
• Earthquakes

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.

Contents

• Metric Conversion Chart -- The Underlying and Dynamic Earth. Plate Tectonics Discovered. Inside the Earth. Angry Borders. Hot Spots. The Force. The Evolving Surface -- Earthquakes. Northridge, California, 1994. Studying Earthquakes. X Marks the Quake: Locating the Origin. Where Earthquakes Occur. Why Earthquakes Occur. How Big is Big? The World's Largest and Smallest Quakes. Mainshocks, Foreshocks, and Aftershocks. Swarms and Clusters. Predicting Aftershocks. The Breaking up of Faults: Segmentation. The Seismic Cycle. Earthquake Prediction: Is It Possible? Quake Precursors: Truth or Myth? Beyond Prediction: Reducing Risk -- Volcanoes. Galeras Volcano, Colombia, 1993. Uncorking a Volcano. Tools of the Volcanology Trade. Where Volcanoes Lurk. Types of Volcanoes. How Big is Big? Warnings, Precursors, and Eruptive Styles. Italy, 79 A.D.: Vesuvius. Washington State, 1980: Mount St. Helens. Colombia, 1985: Nevado Del Ruiz. Philippine Islands. 1991: Mount Pinatubo.
• Forecasting Volcanic Eruptions. Volcanic Hazards and Risks. Reducing Risk. Regions at Risk -- Tsunamis. Papua New Guinea, 1998. Tsunami or Tidal Wave? Tsunamis vs. Wind Waves. The Trigger. Tsunami Modeling. Local vs. Distant Tsunamis. Tsunami Prediction. Paleotsunamis and Asteroid Impacts. Tsunamis and the Pacific Northwest. Tsunami Impacts and Reducing the Risks. Warning Systems.

ISBN

0071351612 (alk. paper)

LCCN

99048386

OCLC

• ocm43114965
• SCSB-3839330

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries