Tsunami : the underrated hazard
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Tsunami : the underrated hazard
（Springer-Praxis books in geophysical sciences）
Springer , Published in association with Praxis, c2008
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-324) and index
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Description
There have been three recent large tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, notably that of 26 December 2004 which killed more than 238,000 people. Few scientists were aware that the Indian Ocean was vulnerable. Tsunami are underrated as major hazards, with evidence for past "mega-tsunami" recently discovered along coastlines not normally considered at risk.
Table of Contents
Tsunami as a known hazard.- Tsunami dynamics.- Tsunami-formed landscapes.- Signatures of tsunami in the coastal landscape.- Coastal landscape evolution.- Causes of tsunami.- Earthquake-generated tsunami.- Great landslides.- Volcanic eruptions.- Comets and asteroids.- Modern risk of tsunami.- Risk and avoidance.- Epilogue.
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