Natural Time Analysis: The New View of Time: Precursory Seismic Electric Signals, Earthquakes and Other Complex Time Series
ISBN: 9783642164484 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume reviews current research on detecting (long-range) correlations in complex time series. It covers modern techniques including Hurst analysis, the detrended fluctuation analysis and the wavelet transform, in light of the natural time domain.
This volume reviews current research on detecting (long-range) correlations in complex time series. It covers modern techniques including Hurst analys...
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702,00 zł |
Tornadoes & Windstorms: Background, Research & Hazard Mitigation
ISBN: 9781608760954 / Angielski / Twarda / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discusses issues such as forecasting and issuing warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, the role of mitigation and the effect of climate change. This book also discusses the role of the National Weather Service in forecasting severe weather and communicating the risk to communities and individuals.
Discusses issues such as forecasting and issuing warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, the role of mitigation and the effect of climate cha...
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881,77 zł |
2012 Apocalypse Rising
ISBN: 9781456350154 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2012 The Mystery, The Prophecy, The Predictions They are all based upon real-time SCIENCE...not Superstition AND...You won't believe what you don't know 2012 APOCALYPSE RISING presents of all of the NEWLY RELEASED, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE FACTS disclosed in 2010 by top scientists from around the world. When all of the facts from the world's most brilliant minds is FINALLY put together a new and startling picture emerges...rivaling even the best of any of Stephen King's novels. It is a picture that is both intriguing and startling, but one that you need to know ...because KNOWLEDGE is your only...
2012 The Mystery, The Prophecy, The Predictions They are all based upon real-time SCIENCE...not Superstition AND...You won't believe what you don't k...
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76,43 zł |
Saba's Unique Cloud Forest: and how it evolved during a series of major hurricanes
ISBN: 9781452873824 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The cloud forest on the tiny island of Saba in the Northeastern Caribbean is unique in the region, but little scientific research has been conducted. The author, a biologist and conservationist who has resided on the island since 1986, has compiled available information on the cloud forest and supplemented this with his own observations. In particular he describes the impact of major hurricanes and how the forest evolved following these hurricanes. In the absence of other scientific research the author's unique observations provide you with a fascinating narrative of the relationship between...
The cloud forest on the tiny island of Saba in the Northeastern Caribbean is unique in the region, but little scientific research has been conducted. ...
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58,58 zł |
Sandy Recovery Improvement Act & Supplementary Funding for Disaster Relief
ISBN: 9781626187702 / Angielski / Miękka / 75 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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433,21 zł |
And They Said Foot & Mouth Didn't Affect Humans: Diary of a Slaughterman.
ISBN: 9781451528138 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book relates the horrors and the heartbreak suffered by the farmers and their families as they watched their stock slaughtered and their world destroyed during the Foot & Mouth epedemic which swept the U.K. in 2001/02. The author was the only Slaughterman employed for the duration of the outbreak culling 43 farms and killing in excess of 3,000 animals.He was also the only Slaughterman to be employed at the U.K.s one operational burial site where he interred over 45,000 carcasses. You will read how the horrors of that year began slowly to cost him his sanity.You will read how the...
This book relates the horrors and the heartbreak suffered by the farmers and their families as they watched their stock slaughtered and their world de...
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202,91 zł |
No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado del Ruiz
ISBN: 9780060958909 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1985 in Columbia, more than 23,000 people died due to the government's failure to take seriously scientists' warnings about an imminent volcanic eruption at Nevado del Ruiz. In 1993, at Volcan Galeras, the death toll was smaller but no less tragic: despite seismic data that foretold possible disaster, an expedition of international scientists proceeded into the volcano. Two hours later, nine people were dead.Expertly detailing the turbulent history of Colombia, Victoria Bruce links together the stories of the heroes, villains, survivors, and victims of these two events. No Apparent...
In 1985 in Columbia, more than 23,000 people died due to the government's failure to take seriously scientists' warnings about an imminent volcanic er...
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72,96 zł |
Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards
ISBN: 9789048186990 / Angielski / Twarda / 1135 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as those dealing with natural hazards. The first decade of this new millennium provides a litany of tragic examples of various hazards that turned into disasters affecting millions of individuals around the globe. The human losses (some 225,000 people) associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the economic costs (approximately 200 billion USD) of the 2011 Tohoku Japan earthquake, tsunami and reactor event, and the collective social impacts of human tragedies experienced during Hurricane Katrina in 2005... Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as those dealing with natural hazards. The first decade of this new millennium p... |
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2340,09 zł |
Haiti: Earthquake & Response
ISBN: 9781616689988 / Angielski / Twarda / 199 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on January 12, 2010. The quake, centred about 15 miles south-west of Port-au-Prince, was a magnitude of 7.0, followed by a series of severe aftershocks. It is estimated that 3 million people, approximately one third of the overall population, have been affected by the earthquake. The Government of Haiti is reporting an estimated 112,000 deaths and 194,000 injured. This book explores the Haitian earthquake and global response as immediate needs are met and the humanitarian relief operation...
The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on January 12, 2010. The quake, centred about 15...
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993,91 zł |
Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions: Improving Emergency Management and Climate Change Adaptation
ISBN: 9781849713504 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to implement planning and prevention or to manage disasters. This book seeks to overcome this mismatch and to guide development of a more strategic policy and institutional framework. This updated and revised second edition includes...
Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. ...
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764,59 zł |
Tsunami Forecasting & Preparedness: A Brief Look
ISBN: 9781617289385 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Congress raised concerns about the possible vulnerability of U.S. coastal areas to tsunamis, and the adequacy of early warnings for coastal areas, after a strong underwater earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on December 26, 2004. The earthquake generated a tsunami that devastated many coastal communities around the Northern Indian Ocean, causing approximately 170,000 known deaths. In December 2005, President Bush released an action plan for expanding the U.S. tsunami detection and early warning network, which was expected to cost millions of dollars and would include...
Congress raised concerns about the possible vulnerability of U.S. coastal areas to tsunamis, and the adequacy of early warnings for coastal areas, aft...
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270,10 zł |
A Guide to Sheltering-In-Place: Don't be scared, Don't panic, Shelter-In-Place
ISBN: 9781484927458 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Also see my other books which include the Ebola Survival Guide, The Prepper's Handbook - Second Edition, The Christian Prepper's Handbook - Second Edition, The Prepper's Survival Guide - An Introduction to Prepping and a Guide to Fire, and The Survival Triangle: Fire. Question: What do the following have in common? 2014 - The Ebola virus. February 2013 - Nor'easter blinds the east coast causing power outages. February 2013 - Carnival Cruise Line experiences several disasters at sea affecting US citizens. February 2013 - New SARs-like virus shows... Also see my other books which include the Ebola Survival Guide, The Prepper's Handbook - Second Edition, The Christian Prepper's Handbook - Seco... |
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31,34 zł |
Tsunamis in the World Ocean: Past, Present and Future Volume I
ISBN: 9783034801874 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Tsunami from the 1960 Chilean earthquake affected the entire Pacific Ocean and motivated the international coordination on tsunami research and warning systems around the Pacific. However, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami affected the entire world, and reminded that tsunamis are not a local or regional problem but a global issue. This volume contains 18 papers, mostly presented at the 24th International Tsunami Symposium held in 14-16 July 2009. They reflect the current state of tsunami science, including case studies of earthquake-generated tsunamis, tsunami forecasting and hazard... The Tsunami from the 1960 Chilean earthquake affected the entire Pacific Ocean and motivated the international coordination on tsunami research and... |
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194,97 zł |
Active Tectonics of the Hellenic Subduction Zone
ISBN: 9783642208034 / Angielski / Twarda / 169 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work examines what was responsible for a tsunami that destroyed settlements in the Mediterranean in 365 AD. It details how western Crete was lifted out of the sea by up to 10 meters in a massive earthquake, which occurred on a previously unknown fault.
This work examines what was responsible for a tsunami that destroyed settlements in the Mediterranean in 365 AD. It details how western Crete was lift...
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389,98 zł |
Earthquake Research: Background & Select Reports
ISBN: 9781617286599 / Angielski / Twarda / 337 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discusses the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) the multi-agency federal program to reduce the nation's risk from earthquakes; earthquake hazards and risk in the US; federal programs that support earthquake monitoring; and, the US capability to detect earthquakes and issue notifications.
Discusses the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) the multi-agency federal program to reduce the nation's risk from earthquakes; ear...
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1580,09 zł |
Disaster Relief: Organizations, Speed & Efficiency of Response & Roles
ISBN: 9781617618833 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Federal agencies provide a range of assistance to individual victims; state, territorial, and local governments; and, non-governmental entities after major disasters, including certain terrorist attacks. This book identifies programs pertinent to the recovery process.
Federal agencies provide a range of assistance to individual victims; state, territorial, and local governments; and, non-governmental entities after ...
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948,03 zł |
Forms of Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management Practices
ISBN: 9781611223033 / Angielski / Twarda / 179 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Disaster management, which involves prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and rehabilitation efforts, has been discussed for a long time. This book focuses on the methodological approach of CBDRM that has been practised in different parts of the world, mostly in highly disaster-prone Asian localities.
Disaster management, which involves prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and rehabilitation efforts, has been discussed for a long time. Thi...
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433,21 zł |
Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy: Implementation, Organizational Choice, and Contextual Dynamics
ISBN: 9789400722347 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The negative consequences of natural hazard events are staggering and growing. Governments are acting to increase community resilience, reduce losses, and facilitate recovery, but these actions do not always yield anticipated consequences. This book is a compelling interdisciplinary analysis of California s efforts to ensure that acute care hospitals survive earthquakes and continue to function in the aftermath. The book weaves together several threads essential to understanding the effectiveness of public policies intended to reduce the consequences of natural hazard events: public policy... The negative consequences of natural hazard events are staggering and growing. Governments are acting to increase community resilience, reduce loss... |
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389,98 zł |
Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction
ISBN: 9780857248671 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It examines experiences from Asian and African countries.
Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of govern...
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649,17 zł |
Federal Flood Policy: Balancing Challenges & Lessons
ISBN: 9781613240175 / Angielski / Twarda / 151 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Floods remain a significant hazard in the United States. Developing and investing in flood-prone areas represents a trade-off between the location's economic benefits and the exposure to a flood hazard. In the United States, flood mitigation, protection, emergency response and recovery roles and responsibilities are shared. Local governments are responsible for land use and zoning decisions that shape floodplain and coastal development. State and federal programs, policies, and investments influence community and individual decisions on managing flood risk. This book examines federal flood...
Floods remain a significant hazard in the United States. Developing and investing in flood-prone areas represents a trade-off between the location's e...
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733,95 zł |