Tsunami surges
by Senker, Cath
Extreme weather dominates news bulletins around the world. From tsunamis to superstorms, floods to wild fires, natural disasters affect people globally on a daily basis. Tsunamis, and their deadly consequences, have hit the headlines over the past decade as two enormous tsunami waves devastated first communities throughout southeast Asia in 2004, and then the coast of Japan in 2011. But why are these occurrences so difficult to predict? And what happens to the affected communities after disaste…
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- Full title :Tsunami surges / by Cath Senker.
Summary
Extreme weather dominates news bulletins around the world. From tsunamis to superstorms, floods to wild fires, natural disasters affect people globally on a daily basis. Tsunamis, and their deadly consequences, have hit the headlines over the past decade as two enormous tsunami waves devastated first communities throughout southeast Asia in 2004, and then the coast of Japan in 2011. But why are these occurrences so difficult to predict? And what happens to the affected communities after disaster has struck? Planet in Peril: Tsunami Surges answers these questions and many more, including what tsunamis are, what causes them and how technology is helping people to prepare for them.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wayland
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:32 pages : : colour illustrations ; : 28 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780750281027, 0750281022, 9780750289092, 0750289090
- oclc:ocn870425196
- Dewey Decimal:363.3494
Table of Contents
What are tsunamis? -- What causes tsunamis? -- Indian Ocean tsunami, 26 December 2004 -- Tsunami in Chile, 27 February 2010 -- Japanese tsunami, 11 March 2011 -- Prediction and protection -- Natural defences.
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