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Ever-changing Earth for students [videorecording] Tsunami /
Examinies how these massive waves form, shows how they affect human environments, and explains how scientists forecast, measure, and prepare for them.
Subjects: Tsunami warning system.; Tsunamis.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ever-changing Earth for students. [videorecording] / by Discovery Channel School.(CARDINAL)273358; SVE & Churchill Media (Firm);
Examines how these massive waves form, shows how they affect human environments, and explains how scientists forecast, measure, and prepare for them.DVD.
Subjects: Tsunami Warning System.; Tsunamis.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tsunami warning / by Morrison, Taylor.(CARDINAL)392085;
Includes bibliographical references (page 32).Describes tsunamis and how people can be warned about them.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System; Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System; Tsunamis;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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World book lIbrary of natural disasters : tsunamis and seiches. by World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action? -- The tsunami at Okushiri -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- Seiches, what is a seiche? the Chicago seiche."A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Seiches; Tsunamis;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tsunamis and seiches. by World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action? -- The tsunami at Okushiri -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- What is a seiche? -- The Chicago seiche -- Activity -- Glossary -- Additional resources."A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Tsunamis; Seiches; Natural disasters;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17
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Tsunamis & seiches / by Claybourne, Anna,author.(CARDINAL)218739;
Age 5-11.What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami of 1960 -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Fukushima tsunami of 2011 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- The Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action : the tsunami at Okushiri -- The Chilean tsunami of 2010 -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- What is a seiche? -- Buffalo's "great flood" -- The Chicago seiche."A discussion of tsunamis and seiches, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant tsunamis and seiches from history"--1100L
Subjects: Tsunamis; Seiches;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Slammed by a tsunami! / by Aronin, Miriam.(CARDINAL)485470;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Recounts experiences of survivors of the 2004 tsunami, and explains why and where tsunamis occur, and how early warning systems can be used to keep damage to a minimumIG920LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Tsunamis;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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How should the world respond to natural disasters? by O'Connor, Rebecca K.,editor.; O'Connor, Rebecca.(CARDINAL)667887;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The international response to natural disasters must be improved / Ed Tsui -- International donors save many lives / UNICEF -- International efforts to limit the devastation of natural disasters are inadequate / Emma Young -- An Indian Ocean tsunami warning system must be developed / Costas Synolakis -- Creating an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system is futile / Keith Alverson -- Developing countries lack adequate disaster prevention and recovery programs / Suprakash Roy -- Developed nations must help poorer countries modernize / Ross Clark -- Trauma counseling helps disaster victims / Sherwin B. Nuland -- Trauma counseling may not help victims / Erzulie Coquillon -- The U.S. government's response to disasters discriminates against the poor and minorities / Ted Steinberg -- Nations should provide aid for humanitarian reasons alone / The Economist -- Developers should build more carefully on coastlines / David M. Bush, William J. Neal, Robert S. Young -- People should not live in hazard-prone areas / Seth R. Reice -- Relief agencies must dispel myths about natural disasters / Claude de Ville de Goyet -- Relief agencies should study past disasters / Thomas R. DeGregori -- Hurricane Katrina revealed the weakness of U.S. emergency response / Paul Light -- A belief in God can protect against disasters / John Ross Schroeder.
Subjects: Disaster relief.; Emergency management.; Natural disaster warning systems.;
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Predicting natural disasters / by Allen, John,1957-(CARDINAL)460247;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Describes historical and current efforts to predict natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Natural disaster warning systems.; Natural disasters.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Furious earth : the science and nature of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis / by Prager, Ellen J.(CARDINAL)265529;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index.Introduction -- Metric conversion chart -- The underlying and dynamic earth -- Plate tectonics discovered -- Inside the earth -- Angry borders -- Hot spots -- The force -- The evolving surface -- Earthquakes -- Northridge, California, 1994 -- Studying earthquakes -- X marks the quake: locating the origin -- Where earthquakes occur -- Why earthquakes occur -- How big is big? -- The world's largest and smallest quakes -- Mainshocks, foreshocks, and aftershocks -- Swarms and clusters -- Predicting aftershocks -- The breaking up of faults: segmentation -- The seismic cycle -- Earthquake prediction: is it possible? -- Quake precursors: truth or myth? -- Beyond prediction: reducing risk -- Volcanoes -- Galeras volcano, Colombia, 1993 -- Uncorking a volcano -- Tools of the volcanology trade -- Where volcanoes lurk -- Types of volcanoes -- How big is big? -- Warnings, precursors, and eruptive styles -- Italy, 79 A.D.: Vesuvius -- Washington State, 1980: Mount St. Helens -- Colombia, 1985: Nevado del Ruiz -- Philippine Islands, 1991: Mount Pinatubo -- Forecasting volcanic eruptions -- Volcanic hazards and risks -- Reducing risk -- Regions at risk -- Tsunamis -- Papua New Guinea, 1998 -- Tsunami or tidal wave? -- Tsunamis vs. wind waves -- The trigger -- Tsunami modeling -- Local vs. distant tsunamis -- Tsunami prediction -- Paleotsunamis and asteroid impacts -- Tsunamis and the Pacific Northwest -- Tsunami impacts and reducing the risks -- Warning systems."Today, advanced technology is enabling us to drill, measure, monitor, sample, and image the Earth and its motions as never before, dramatically improving our scientific understanding of these powerful forces. Furious Earth reveals what scientists have learned about earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis, how we are trying to prevent disaster, and what mysteries still remain."--Jacket.
Subjects: Earthquakes.; Volcanoes.; Tsunamis.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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