Aitape story : the great PNG tsunami of 1998 /
This is a comprehensive and gripping account of the disaster that devastated New Guinea in 1998, destroying towns and villages, and taking a shocking death toll. This book explains in harrowing detail the events of the earthquake and tsunami, and the recovery effort that followed. It also describes...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ultimo, New South Wales :
Halstead Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | This is a comprehensive and gripping account of the disaster that devastated New Guinea in 1998, destroying towns and villages, and taking a shocking death toll. This book explains in harrowing detail the events of the earthquake and tsunami, and the recovery effort that followed. It also describes the history and geology of the area for layperson and scientist alike. Many lessons learned in the aftermath helped inform the response to earthquakes and tsunamis that followed, such as the Boxing Day tsunami and the Fukushima tsunami. |
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| Physical Description: | 199 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781925043273 (hardback) 1925043274 (hardback) |