Plate boundaries and natural hazards / João C. Duarte, Wouter P. Schellart, editors.

Plate boundaries and natural hazards / João C. Duarte, Wouter P. Schellart, editors.

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Imprint:	Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley, [2016] ©2016.
Description:	xi, 335 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Geophysical monograph ; 219 Geophysical monograph ; 219.
Subject:	Plate tectonics. Earthquake zones. Natural disasters. Earthquake zones. Natural disasters. Plate tectonics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10880935

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Other authors / contributors:	Duarte, João C., editor. Schellart, Wouter P., editor. American Geophysical Union, issuing body.
ISBN:	1119053978 9781119053972
Notes:	"This work is a co-publication between the American Geophysical Union and John Wiley and Sons, Inc." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The beginning of the new millennium has been particularly devastating in terms of natural disasters associated with tectonic plate boundaries, such as earthquakes in Sumatra, Chile, Japan, Tahiti, and Nepal; the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean tsunamis; and volcanoes in Indonesia, Chile, Iceland that have produced large quantities of ash causing major disruption to aviation. In total, half a million people were killed by such natural disasters. These recurring events have increased our awareness of the destructive power of natural hazards and the major risks associated with them. While we have come a long way in the search for understanding such natural phenomena, and although our knowledge of Earth dynamics and plate tectonics has improved enormously, there are still fundamental uncertainties in our understanding of natural hazards. Increased understanding is crucial to improve our capacity for hazard prediction and mitigation" --

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