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The science behind epic earthquakes / by Spilsbury, Louise,author.(CARDINAL)333019;
Epic earth shakers -- How earthquakes happen -- Where epic earthquakes happen -- Scientists on the case -- Epic earthquakes of the future -- Be prepared.Earth--it's a disaster zone! For thousands of years, Earth has been shaking and shuddering with enormous earthquakes that rip through its crust and crack it wide open. But what causes these awesome forces of nature and where in the world are they most likely to occur? Discover the science behind epic earthquakes, the world's worst-ever epic earthquake disasters, and the technology that scientists are using to help prevent devastating earthquakes of the future.Grades 2-3Ages 6-9850 L850L
Subjects: Earthquake prediction; Earthquakes;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Seismic intensities of earthquakes of conterminous United States : their prediction and interpretation / by Evernden, J. F.,1922-(CARDINAL)277904; Kohler, W. M.(CARDINAL)277903; Clow, G. D.(CARDINAL)277902; Geological Survey (U.S.)(CARDINAL)154385;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-56).
Subjects: Earthquake prediction; Earthquakes; Earthquake intensity.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The science of an earthquake / by Sepahban, Lois,author.(CARDINAL)610097;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Rumbling in the desert -- What Is an earthquake? -- How earthquakes happen -- Earthquake effects -- Top 10 worst earthquakes.Age 11.Grades 4 to 6.910L
Subjects: Earthquakes; Earthquakes; Earthquake prediction;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Full-rip 9.0 : the next big earthquake in the Pacific Northwest / by Doughton, Sandi.(CARDINAL)403737;
MARCIVE 7/2/13Includes bibliographical references and index."Scientists have identified Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver as the urban centers of what will be the biggest earthquake, also called a mega-quake, in the continental United States. A quake will happen--in fact it's actually overdue. The Cascadia subduction zone is 750 miles long, running along the Pacific coast from Northern California up to southern British Columbia. In this fascinating book, The Seattle Times science reporter Sandi Doughton introduces readers to the scientists who are dedicated to understanding the way the earth moves and describes what patterns can be identified and how prepared (or not) people are. With a 100% chance of a mega-quake hitting the Pacific Northwest, this fascinating book reports on the scientists who are trying to understand when, where, and just how big THE BIG ONE will be"--
Subjects: Earthquake prediction; Plate tectonics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Will it blow? : become a volcano detective at Mount St. Helens / by Rusch, Elizabeth.(CARDINAL)666403; Lewis, K. E.,illustrator.(CARDINAL)485380;
Includes bibliographical references (page 46).Your mission -- The suspect -- Earthquake clues -- Case 1: the mystery of the earthquake swarm -- Gas clues -- Case 2: the mystery of the missing gas -- Deformation clues -- Case 3: the mystery of the bulge and tremor -- Heat clues -- Case 4: the mystery of the boiling glacier -- Lava clues -- Case 5: the mystery of the disappearing glass shards -- Mount St. Helens today -- Volcano vocabulary.
Subjects: Volcanic activity prediction; Earthquake prediction;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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8.4 / by Hernon, Peter,1947-(CARDINAL)363253;
Subjects: Fiction.; Disasters; Earthquake prediction; Earthquakes; Geologists; Seismologists; Seismology;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Cascadia's fault : the coming earthquake and tsunami that could devastate North America / by Thompson, Jerry,1949-(CARDINAL)396634;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-329) and index.pt. 1. Tremors and ripples -- Mexico City : preview of coming events -- Lessons from the rubble : a front-page story -- The Alaska megathrust : Cascadia's northern cousin -- Against the wind of convention : Plafker, Benioff, and Press -- Cauldron and crust : the rehabilitation of continental drift -- Nuke on a fault : early clues in Humboldt Bay -- Proving the doubters wrong : the Chile connection -- Mount St. Helens : Cascadia's smoking gun? -- pt. 2. Setbacks and breakthroughs -- Mud cores and lasers : the search for evidence -- The whoops factor : Cascadia's true nature revealed -- Quake hunters : finding Cascadia's ghost forest -- Cedars, peat, and turbidites : a tipping point at Monmouth -- Cascadia's segmented past : apocalypse or decades of terror? -- Digital water : catching waves in a computer -- Defining the zone : hot rocks and high water -- Cracks, missing rings, and native voices : closing in on a killer quake -- The orphan tsunami : final proof of Cascadia's last rupture -- Episodic tremor and slip : tracking Cascadia with GPS -- Turbidite timeline : Cascadia's long and violent history -- When's this going to happen? : the problems with prediction -- pt. 3. Shockwaves -- Facing reality : Cascadia equals Sumatra -- The next wave : thinking the unthinkable -- Watching it happen, wishing it wouldn't -- Cascadia's fault : day of reckoning -- Epilogue: Survival and resilience, a state of mind.Explains that a major earthquake and resulting tsunamis are likely to occur off the Pacific Northwest coast any time within the next two hundred years, arguing that the effects of the disaster will be far worse than the damage from the 2004 Sumatran quake and tsunamis.
Subjects: Earthquakes; Tsunamis; Earthquake prediction; Tsunamis; Natural disasters; Natural disasters; Natural disasters;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 : great disasters / by Chippendale, Lisa A.,author.(CARDINAL)704262;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Earthquake prediction; Earthquakes; Earthquakes; Fires;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The big one : the Cascadia earthquakes and the science of saving lives / by Rusch, Elizabeth,author.(CARDINAL)666403;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-72) and index.Learn about earth movement and plate tectonics, and the possibility of earthquakes at the Cascadia Subduction Zone--an area along the Pacific coast that stretches from British Columbia to northern California. Scientists explain what they've discovered about these earthquakes and what can be done to prepare that could help save lives.Age 10-12.Grade 4 to 6.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Informational works.; Earthquakes; Earthquake prediction; Plate tectonics; Plate tectonics; Earthquake zones; Subduction zones;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 16
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Predictable disaster. [videorecording] / by Angier, John.(CARDINAL)273281; Vestron Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)332767; WGBH Educational Foundation.(CARDINAL)132712;
Narrated by Robert Montiegel.A study of the science of earthquake prediction, weighing the benefits in reduced loss of life during the quake with the possibility of panic in the population.VHS.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Earthquake prediction.; Earthquakes.; Video Cassette; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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