Earthquakes Tragic Challenges in History /
Discover the profound, surprising, and instructive tales embedded within the tragic earthquakes and tsunamis of the years 1755, 1906, 1960, 1985, 2004, 2011, and 2023. Uncover the impact these events have had on our understanding of the planet we call home and explore how they shaped the destinies o...
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| Natura: | Elettronico eBook |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer,
2024.
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| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2024. |
| Serie: | Popular Science,
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| Accesso online: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64707-9 |
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Sommario:
- Prologue
- Interesting But Naive
- Earthquakes – a Short introduction for almost everybody
- Lisbon November 1, 1755 – awakening
- From Naive Views to Modern Science
- San Francisco 1906 – USA versus Earthquakes
- Chile 1960 – when the Earth Rings Like a Bell
- Incredible Mexico 1985 – Destruction at a Distance
- Ancient Witnesses of Medieval Earthquakes
- Apocalyptic Tsunamis in Sumatra and Japan
- Turkey – Tragic Surprises and Tense Anticipation
- An optimistic View in the End – Seismometers on the Moon and Mars
- Earthquakes and Seismology of the Future
- Small Earthquake Dictionary
- References.