Tsunami alert : beating Asia's next big one /

After the 2004 Asian Tsunami wiped out whole communities on the Indian Ocean, Indonesia's West Sumatra province learnt a startling reality--they were next. A loosely allied bunch of scientists, students and ordinary citizens struggle to make sense of this suddenly precarious location, centering...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brooks, Oakley, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, ©2010.
Temas:
Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System > Asia.
Tsunami hazard zones > Indonesia > Padang.
Tsunamis > Indonesia > Padang > Forecasting.
Hazard mitigation > Indonesia > Padang.
Tsunamis > Systèmes d'alerte > Asie.
Zones potentielles de tsunami > Indonésie > Padang.
Tsunamis > Indonésie > Padang > Prévision.
Catastrophes > Réduction > Indonésie > Padang.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Hazard mitigation.
Tsunami hazard zones.
Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.
Tsunamis > Forecasting.
Asia.
Indonesia > Padang.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Rocked; 2. Evolution and Intuition; 3. From Amnesia to Activism; 4. Hidden in Plain Sight; 5. Not that Bad?; 6. Deep in the Pit; 7. The Balance Point; 8.A Longhouse on the Hill; 9. What's a Warning System For?; 10. The Rising; Afterword; Notes on Sources; Further Reading; Index; About the Author.

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