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Books on: major earthquakes

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Earthquake Risk Reduction

Book by David J. Dowrick; Wiley, 2003

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Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Resistant Design

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...obvious relation to earthquake magnitude. There...the source area of major shallow earthquakes. This has been called...study of 47 major earthquakes in four well-catalogued...magnitude of the major earthquake and the magnitude...Real sequences of earthquakes in a given region...
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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

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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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...and property due to major earthquakes. Both Japan and California...experienced highly damaging earthquakes in this century...invested heavily in earthquake prediction, improvements...their responses to the earthquake hazard; 4 the steps...negative effects of earthquakes; and 5 their recommendations...
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Earthquake Insurance: A Longitudinal Study of California Homeowners

Book by Risa Palm; Westview Press, 1995

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Insurance, Earthquake--California--Longitudinal Studies

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...Value Would Be Damaged from a Major Earthquake 87 8.4 Predictors of Perceived...List Areas as Susceptible to Earthquake Damage 97 8.8 Percentage...Map of 1994 San Fernando Earthquake 2 1.2 Integrative Model...1 Distribution of Major Earthquakes in the United States 16 2...
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Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction

Book by Susan Hough; Princeton University Press, 2009

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Earthquake Prediction

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...since the last earthquake on a fault that has earthquakes on average every...have been cut by earthquakes. These dates...outside limit for major earthquakes on the San Andreas...the next great earthquake in southern California...
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Community Reconstruction after an Earthquake: Dialectical Sociology in Action

Book by Ino Rossi; Praeger Publishers, 1993

Subjects:

Dialectic, Disaster Relief--Italy, Southern, Earthquakes--Italy, Southern, Sociology--Philosophy, Structuralism

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...needed to systematically analyze the major factors that account for the differential...framework useful for analyzing the available earthquake data. The framework will be refined...Lack of theory has been lamented as a major obstacle to the growth of cumulative...term recovery and reconstruction from earthquakes. Not only do the few misting studies...

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Journal Articles on: major earthquakes

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Vulnerability of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Wastewater Pumping Stations to Earthquakes

Journal article by Mohammad Reza Zare, Suzanne Wilkinson, Regan Potangaroa; International Journal of Strategic Property Management, Vol. 14, 2010

Subjects:

Contingency planning, Earthquakes, Impact analysis, New Zealand, Studies, Water treatment plants

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...continued working without major damages in the Ormond earthquake of 1993 (Read and...indirect damage of earthquakes can even be flood...vulnerabilities. Non structural earthquake vulnerability is one...predominant hazards in major earthquakes, especially from...pumping stations. Earthquake vulnerability of WWPS...
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The Impact of Public Perception of Earthquake Risk on Istanbul's Housing Market

Journal article by Zeynep Onder, Vedia Dokmeci, Berna Keskin; Journal of Real Estate Literature, Vol. 12, 2004

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Earthquakes, Houses, Impact analysis, Istanbul Turkey, Perceptions, Property values, Real estate, Risk exposure

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...information about earthquake risk. The authors...terms of resistance to earthquakes of different magnitudes...housing unit prices and earthquake risk measured by soil...largest city in Turkey. Major qualitative differences...Istanbul has had some major earthquakes during its history...In this study, earthquake risk is proxied by...
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Bayesian Analysis of Time Evolution of Earthquakes

Journal article by Mario Peruggia, Thomas Santner; Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 91, 1996

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Bayesian analysis--Research, Bayesian statistical decision theory--Research, Earthquake intensity--Models, Sampling (Statistics)--Case studies, Statistical sampling--Case studies

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...Time Evolution of Earthquakes. by Mario Peruggia...time evolution of earthquake activity. This approach...process modeling of earthquakes has been restricted to major seismic events in...time evolution of earthquakes by estimating the...models to Italian earthquake data and our choice...
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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

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Danger perception--Research, Earthquakes--Public opinion

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...with possible earthquakes, and to compare...Madrid with the major earthquake area observed...most dangerous earthquake zones in the...event of a major earthquake, emergency...agree that earthquakes are serious...
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When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

Journal article by C. Edward Skeen; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 72, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...experts on the New Madrid earthquake zone, and the most valuable...the science underlying the earthquakes. He also includes several...actual events. The first earthquake (December 16, 1811) was...of the time. The second major shock was on January 23...on February 7. All three earthquakes are reckoned to have measured...

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Magazine Articles on: major earthquakes

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Will Major Earthquake Strike Midwest?

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 134, June 2006

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Earthquakes--Forecasts and trends, Earthquakes--United States

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Will Major Earthquake Strike Midwest? On Dec...the first of three massive earthquakes that rocked the central U...their aftermath. "A big earthquake in the same region as the 1811-12 earthquakes would have quite devastating...
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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

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

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...students in these earthquake death traps. EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE TO SCHOOLS Because major earthquakes occur more frequently...following the 1933 earthquake, fortunately the...all Californias major earthquakes have occurred outside...
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The Search for Answers: The Earthquake That Struck Japan at 2.46pm on 11 March Was the Worst in the Country's History, Triggering a Devastating Tsunami and an Ongoing Nuclear Crisis. Mark Rowe Uncovers the Reasons Why the Quake Was So Destructive and Looks at the Lessons Being Learned by Scientists Studying the First Earthquake of Such Strength to Hit a Fully Developed Nation in Recorded History

Magazine article by Mark Rowe; Geographical, Vol. 83, May 2011

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Earthquakes--Japan, Earthquakes--Research, Electric power plants--Research, Electric power-plants--Research, Natural disaster damage--Research, Nuclear energy--Research, Power plants--Research, Scientists--Research, Sendai Earthquake and Tsunami, 2011--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...world heavily overlap with earthquake-prone geological fault...live are also areas that are earthquake hotspots, says Benjamin...Hennig has created a map of earthquake risk by dividing the world...by squares showing where major earthquakes have occurred since 21500...
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Earthquake Could Flatten Istanbul

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 134, June 2006

Subjects:

Earthquakes--Casualties, Earthquakes--Forecasts and trends, Earthquakes--Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey (City)--Demographic aspects

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...Could Flatten Istanbul. A major earthquake is likely to strike Istanbul...will be hit with a major earthquake over the next three decades...susceptibility of collapse during an earthquake. Builders often add stories...the ground floor to resist earthquakes," Sozen points out. Moreover...
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Christchurch Contemplates an Uncertain Future after Earthquakes

Magazine article by Layla Dawson; The Architectural Review, Vol. 229, April 2011

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Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake, 2011--Influence, Earthquakes--Influence, Earthquakes--New Zealand, Seismology--Environmental policy

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...an Uncertain Future after Earthquakes. by Layla Dawson The humanitarian...of Christchurch after two major earthquakes. The country is an anti...aftermath of two Christchurch earthquakes and many aftershocks has...proved geologically unsafe? Earthquake recovery minister Gerry Brownlee...

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Newspaper Articles on: major earthquakes

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Major Earthquake Hits Haiti

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 13, 2010

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Earthquakes, Peacekeeping forces

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

Major Earthquake Hits Haiti. PORT...phone to Haiti since.The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude...Marano called it the strongest earthquake since 1770 in what is now...horizontally past the other, said earthquake expert Tom Jordan at the...Southern California. The earthquakes size and proximity to populated...
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Major Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert; INTERNATIONAL

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 17, 2008

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Earthquakes, Tsunamis

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

Major Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert; INTERNATIONAL...in panic yesterday after a powerful earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, generating...Fire". In December 2004, a massive earthquake off Indonesias Sumatra island triggered...
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Shaken over News from NZ; When the News Came through That Christchurch Had Been Hit by a Major Earthquake on Saturday Chronicle Sports Editor Richard Harvey Had More Reasons Than Most to Be Concerned. His Young Boys Had Only Days before Returned to See Their Grandfather and Were Staying in Christchurch

Newspaper article; Fraser Coast Chronicle (Hervey Bay, Australia), September 8, 2010

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Earthquakes

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

Shaken over News from NZ; When the News Came through That Christchurch Had Been Hit by a Major Earthquake on Saturday Chronicle Sports Editor Richard Harvey Had More Reasons Than Most to Be Concerned. His Young Boys Had Only Days before...
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Amid Haiti's Rubble and Pain, Charity Brings Hope to Child Quake Victims; One Year after Haiti's Devastating Earthquake, Martin Bentham Returns to Find Major Challenges Remain despite a Massive International Aid Effort

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 4, 2011

Subjects:

Charities, Disaster victims, Earthquakes--Haiti, International relief--Haiti

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

...after Haitis Devastating Earthquake, Martin Bentham Returns to Find Major Challenges Remain despite...Bentham THE young Haitian earthquake victim beams with joy as...thousands destroyed by the earthquake which claimed 220,000 lives...
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Major Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Northern California

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 16, 2005

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

Major Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Northern...FRANCISCO (AP) A major earthquake struck about 80 miles...from the mechanism of the earthquake that this was a strike...plates converge and has earthquakes of this magnitude about...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: major earthquakes

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Earthquake

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...below. A submarine earthquake can cause a tsunami...ripple outward from the earthquake epicenter and inundate coastal cities. Major Earthquakes On average about 1...Los Angeles caused major damage to the citys...The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting (1991...Fundamentals of Earthquake Prediction (1994...
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Turkey , Country, Asia and Europe

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...Empire, and one of the major problems of the Turkish...Turkey suffered severe earthquakes in 1970 71. Civil strife...revive the unrest. Two major earthquakes hit NW Turkey in 1999...did likewise after an earthquake in Greece, it marked...
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Cape Girardeau

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...the Ohio River, spurred its early growth. The city lies within the New Madrid fault zone, which was the site of major earthquakes in 1811 12. During the Civil War the city was occupied by Union forces; four forts were built, of which Fort D...
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Messina

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...garrison resisted in the citadel until Mar., 1861. The city suffered a severe plague in 1743 and major earthquakes in 1783 and 1908. The earthquake of Dec. 28, 1908, destroyed 90% of Messinas buildings, including fine churches and palaces...
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Iquique

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...beaches and excellent deep-sea fishing. Iquique, like much of Chile, is subject to powerful earthquakes; the most recent major earthquake was in 2005. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...

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