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Tsunami : the underrated hazard /

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Main Author: Bryant, Edward, 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham ; New York : Springer, in association with Praxis Publishing, [2014]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Tsunamis.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Tsunami as a known hazard. 1. Introduction
  • 2. Tsunami dynamics
  • Part II. Tsunami-formed landscapes. 3. Signatures of tsunami in the coastal landscape
  • 4. Coastal landscape evolution
  • Part III. Causes of tsunami
  • 5. Earthquake-generated tsunami
  • 6. Great earthquake-generated events
  • 7. Great landslides
  • 8. Volcanic eruptions
  • 9. Comets and asteroids
  • Part IV. Modern risk of tsunami. 10. Risk and avoidance
  • 11. Epilogue.