Power of the Sea Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters

Name: Power of the Sea Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters
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ISBN: 9780230120747

ISBN-10: 0230120741

ISBN-13: 9780230120747

Edition: 2012

Authors: Bruce Parker

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Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 3/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of Figures


Introduction: When the Sea Turns against Us: Escaping the Sea's Fury through Prediction



The Earliest Predictions for the Sea: The Tide



The Moon, the Sun, and the Sea: The Tide Predictions for D-Day



The Sea's Greatest Killer: Predicting Storm Surges



Defending Our Coasts: Flooded Cities



Stormy Seas: Predicting Sea, Swell, and Surf



"Holes" in the Surface of the Sea: Rogue Waves



The Sea's Response to an Unpredictable Earth: Trying to Predict Tsunamis



December 26, 2004 (Part 1): Tragic Surprise in the Indian Ocean



December 26, 2004 (Part 2): Learning from a Tragedy



Predicting the Futureï¿½and Saving Lives: El Niï¿½o, Climate Change, and the Global Ocean Observing System


Afterword: The Unpredictable and the Unprepared: The 2011 Japan Tsunami


Acknowledgments


About the Author


Notes


Index