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Illusions of Safety: Culture and Earthquake Hazard Response in California and Japan

Book by Risa Palm, John Carroll; Westview Press, 1998

Subjects:

Disaster Relief--California--Planning--Public Opinion, Disaster Relief--Japan--Planning--Public Opinion, Earthquake Hazard Analysis--California, Earthquake Hazard Analysis--Japan, Earthquakes--Califiornia--Safety Measures--Public Opinion, Earthquakes--California--Public Opinion, Earthquakes--Japan--Public Opinion, Earthquakes--Japan--Safety Measures--Public Opinion

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...Disaster Prevention Radio Communication Network DPRCN , 90...Communication Network Earthquakes Alaska, 1964, 15...also Kobe, Japan, earthquake 1995 Northridge...losses and Alaska 1964 earthquake, 15 factors affecting, 4 -5 future earthquakes and susceptibility...84 and Great Kanto earthquake, 6 and Kobe earthquake...
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Earthquake Risk Reduction

Book by David J. Dowrick; Wiley, 2003

Subjects:

Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Resistant Design

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...standard (G McVerry, personal communication, 2000) from earthquakes recorded on sites with similar...response spectra as design earthquakes In the foregoing discussion...remain elastic in the design earthquake, but more commonly some...spectrum for the design earthquake by factors which allow for...
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Earthquake Insurance: A Longitudinal Study of California Homeowners

Book by Risa Palm; Westview Press, 1995

Subjects:

Insurance, Earthquake--California--Longitudinal Studies

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...to prepare for an earthquake is widespread. The...in its exposure to earthquake hazards. However...subject to frequent earthquakes, it is probably the...processes triggering earthquakes and the social scientific aspects of risk communication and hazard mitigation...information about the earthquake hazard and the availability...
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Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction

Book by Susan Hough; Princeton University Press, 2009

Subjects:

Earthquake Prediction

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...Castle, personal communication, 2008. 100. Geschwind, California Earthquakes: Science, Risk...15, 1976. 101. Earthquake prediction, long...Predicts an L.A. Earthquake, People magazine...Geschwind, California Earthquakes: Science, Risk...Working Group for Earthquake Research, William...
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Sicily in Shadow and in Sun: The Earthquake and the American Relief Work

Book by Maud Howe, John Elliott; Little Brown, 1910

Subjects:

Earthquakes--Italy, 1908-1909, Messina (Italy)--Earthquake, 1908

Collections: History, Entire Library

...that lacked all these, and the torrential rain that began on the fatal day still continued. "Try to establish wireless communication between a warship in the harbor and the Marconi station at Monte Mario," said Athol to a press representative. "If thats...

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The 2011 Japanese Earthquake: An Overview of Environmental Health Impacts

Journal article by Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, James Conder, Ami Ruffing, Victor White; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 74, 2012

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Earthquake damage--Environmental aspects, Earthquake damage--Health aspects, Earthquake damage--Japan, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident, Japan, 2011--Environmental aspects, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident, Japan, 2011--Health aspects, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan--Environmental aspects, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan--Health aspects, Nuclear accidents--Environmental aspects, Nuclear accidents--Health aspects

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...crushing wounds resulting from the earthquake and the tsunami. Building codes designed to withstand earthquakes undoubtedly prevented many more injuries...Retrieved May 10, 2011, from http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/ usc0001xgp...Japans Internet largely intact after earthquake, tsunami. Computer World. Retrieved...
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Tokyo before the Next Earthquake: Agglomeration-related Risks, Town Planning and Disaster Prevention

Journal article by Winfried Flüchter; The Town Planning Review, Vol. 74, 2003

Subjects:

Agglomeration, Disasters, Earthquakes, Housing, Power plants, Public interest, Seismic engineering

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...Lessons from Japans history of earthquakes The next destructive earthquake will hit southern Kantowith certainty...earthquakes in Edo in 1602, severe earthquakes have struck the Japanese capital...long predicted that a destructive earthquake will strike Tokyo. When he was...capital. A comparison of the great earthquakes of Kanto(1923) and Hanshin...the crucial factors in the Kanto earthquake disaster (magnitude 7.9, offshore...
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Living with Earthquakes: Beliefs and Information

Journal article by Gary J. Lechliter, Frank N. Willis; The Psychological Record, Vol. 46, 1996

Subjects:

Danger perception--Research, Earthquakes--Public opinion

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...unknown. They examined coping with earthquakes in Californias active earthquake zone. Their results suggested...residents dealing with possible earthquakes, and to compare New Madrid with the major earthquake area observed by Lehman and Taylor...Illinois University Press. CENTER FOR EARTHQUAKE STUDIES. (1993). Selective earthquakes recorded on the southeast seismograph...
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Charles Lyell and the Great 1855 Earthquake in New Zealand: First Recognition of Active Fault Tectonics

Journal article by Rodney H. Grapes, Gaye L. Downes; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 167, 2010

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Earthquakes, New Zealand

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...and the Great 1855 Earthquake in New Zealand...relationship between earthquakes and fault rupture...1855 New Zealand earthquake with an estimated...from them. First communications On 7 March 1856...version of Lyells communication to the Royal Institution...the New Zealand earthquake and the accompanying...the association of earthquakes with incremental...
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Earthquake in Haiti: a Failure in Crisis Management?

Journal article by Chris Piotrowski; Organization Development Journal, Vol. 28, 2010

Subjects:

Contingency planning, Disaster recovery, Earthquakes, Haiti, Management by crisis, Studies

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...psychological aspects of earthquakes should prove informative...the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake impacted about a half...and the Great Hanshin earthquakes should also prove fruitful...coordination, conflicts in communication, and a breakdown in command...immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti by the international...

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Preparing for an Earthquake: Information for Schools and Families

Magazine article by Melissa Allen Heath, Brenda Dean; National Association of School Psychologists. Communique, Vol. 37, November 2008

Subjects:

Building codes, Deaths, Earthquake damage, Earthquakes, Medical supplies, Outdoor activities, School boards, School districts, Seismic engineering, Students

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...2006), following an earthquake, one nurse could...the death toll for earthquakes in the U.S. is...prepared for a major earthquake. The potential for...areas to coordinate communication and rescue efforts...and preparing for earthquakes. These efforts are...the case of a major earthquake. Information about...
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Earthquake: the Risk of Disaster

Magazine article; Risk Management, Vol. 42, April 1995

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California, Earthquakes, Risk management, United States

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Earthquake: the Risk of Disaster The risk of earthquakes is a fact of life for millions...experienced hundreds of small earthquakes since the Great Earthquake of 1906 devastated the city. Earthquakes strong enough to cause structural...
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Rocking and Rolling: Earthquakes outside California

Magazine article by Judith M. Tornese, Virginia Lawson; Risk Management, Vol. 44, May 1997

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Buildings, Contingency planning, Earthquakes, Guidelines, Insurance coverage, Pacific Bell, Risk assessment, Risk exposure, Transamerica Corp, United States

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...professionals to learn about earthquake exposures, employees who have never experienced an earthquake may not have given the...hazards brought about by earthquakes, which may be quite different. For example, an earthquake is likely to produce area...bridges, and limited communications, whereas a building fire...life insurance business, communication and data are its lifeblood...
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Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI): Center of Excellence; Herff College of Engineering

Magazine article by Gary Patterson; Business Perspectives, Vol. 15, Spring 2003

Subjects:

Earthquakes--Research, Engineering--Research, Geological research--Location

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...Recent Central U.S. Earthquakes." This site automatically...central and eastern U.S. earthquake epicenters within a few...written and electronic communication. Outreach and Education...12 presentations on earthquake awareness/preparedness...life and property from earthquakes. In active seismic zones...but probable, damaging earthquakes. Contact Information Center for Earthquake Research and Information...
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Georgetown Examines Turkish Earthquake's Political Fallout

Magazine article by Hugh S; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XIX, March 31, 2000

Subjects:

Disasters, Earthquakes, Politics, Turkey, Washington, DC

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...GEORGETOWN EXAMINES TURKISH EARTHQUAKES POLITICAL FALLOUT Georgetown...analyzing the August 1999 earthquake in Turkey. Georgetown...for realization of the earthquakes magnitude to set in...construction practices. The earthquake also resulted in increased...Internet also was a means of communication and news, with Web sites...damage occurred to the communications system, the electric...

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10 Killed as Massive Earthquake Triggers Tsunami off Indonesia

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 13, 2007

Subjects:

Earthquakes--Casualties, Earthquakes--Indonesia, Natural disaster damage--Casualties, Tsunamis--Casualties, Tsunamis--Indonesia

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

10 Killed as Massive Earthquake Triggers Tsunami off Indonesia. A massive earthquake killed at least 10 people...quake, he said, but a communication blackout was making it...not touch us here." "Communication is cut, we cant call out...a depth of 18 miles. "Earthquakes of this size have the potential...
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Major Earthquake Hits Haiti

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 13, 2010

Subjects:

Earthquakes, Peacekeeping forces

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...difficulty establishing communication with the Filipinos in...disaster and chaos rdquo;.Communications were widely disrupted...phone to Haiti since.The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude...called it the strongest earthquake since 1770 in what is...past the other, said earthquake expert Tom Jordan at the...Southern California. The earthquakes size and proximity to...
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Thousands Feared Dead as Earthquake Devastates Haiti

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 13, 2010

Subjects:

Earthquakes--Casualties, Natural disaster damage--Casualties

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Foreign Service A MASSIVE earthquake struck the impoverished...infrastructure. All telephone communication to the country had been...to the U.S. called the earthquake, whose epicentre was ten...Britons being injured in the earthquake. President Obama said he...and hurricanes rather than earthquakes. More than 3,000 were...
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The Impact of the Massive Earthquake and Tsunami That Devastated Japan March 11

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 26, 2011

Subjects:

Airlines, Earthquakes--Japan, Earthquakes--United States, Natural disaster damage, Tsunamis--Japan, Tsunamis--United States, United Continental Holdings Inc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...The impact of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated...others worked various forms of communication for several days to get news...after the 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. "Any number...hampered in the days after the earthquake in assessing the condition...
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Continuity Lessons to Be Learnt from Japan's Earthquake Reaction

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 9, 2011

Subjects:

Earthquakes, Emergency management, Emergency preparedness

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Be Learnt from Japans Earthquake Reaction. Following the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan...organisations to maintain active communication with key stakeholders...of any crisis. "When communication is managed poorly, stakeholders...

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California

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...until 1869. In the meantime communication and transportation depended...greatly after the great earthquake and fire of 1906. Improvements...flooding and brushfires, earthquakes have caused widespread damage...In Oct., 1989, a major earthquake killed about 60 people and...area. In Jan., 1994, an earthquake hit the Northridge area...
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Andes

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Tertiary periods. They are still rising; volcanoes and earthquakes are common. The folded ranges are discontinuous merging...been found. Pack trails are the most efficient means of communication in the Andes. Although there is some rail passage through...

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