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When the Earth roars : lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan /
Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies, the destructiveness of the magnitude 9 class earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on 3/11 raised...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield,
2014.
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| Colección: | Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Setting the stage
- Early modern earthquakes and their modern relevance
- Nōbi and Great Kantō?
- Prewar tsunamigenic earthquakes in the northeast
- Prediction to forecasting, attempting to outsmart the earth in postwar Japan
- Conclusions.