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Tsunami: Nature and Culture
Richard Hamblyn
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Description for Tsunami: Nature and Culture
Paperback. From the legend of Atlantis to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, this book is a cultural, historical and scientific guide to one of the world's most spectacular and deadly natural phenomena. Series: Earth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 colour, 30 black & white. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Tsunamis - ferociously dangerous sea waves - have caused widespread destruction to countries, populations and natural landscapes since antiquity. Crashing upon land with the entire weight of an ocean behind them, tsunamis cause unimaginable havoc and are stark reminders of the uncontrollable chaos our planet can unleash. The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011, for example, took the lives of nearly 16,000 people, caused a meltdown at the Fukishima Dalichi nuclear power plant and left an economic toll of many billions. Such destructive waves can utterly overwhelm an area or a country not just with water but ... Read more
Tsunamis - ferociously dangerous sea waves - have caused widespread destruction to countries, populations and natural landscapes since antiquity. Crashing upon land with the entire weight of an ocean behind them, tsunamis cause unimaginable havoc and are stark reminders of the uncontrollable chaos our planet can unleash. The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011, for example, took the lives of nearly 16,000 people, caused a meltdown at the Fukishima Dalichi nuclear power plant and left an economic toll of many billions. Such destructive waves can utterly overwhelm an area or a country not just with water but ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Earth
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780233475
SKU
V9781780233475
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Richard Hamblyn
Richard Hamblyn is Lecturer in the Department of English and Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London. An award-winning environmental writer and historian, his previous books include Extraordinary Weather (2012), The Art of Science (2011), Terra: Tales of the Earth (2009) and The Invention of Clouds (2001).
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