Large-Scale Disasters: Prediction, Control, and Mitigation'Extreme' events - including climatic events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, drought - can cause massive disruption to society, including large death tolls and property damage in the billions of dollars. Events in recent years have shown the importance of being prepared and that countries need to work together to help alleviate the resulting pain and suffering. This volume presents an integrated review of the broad research field of large-scale disasters. It establishes a common framework for predicting, controlling and managing both manmade and natural disasters. There is a particular focus on events caused by weather and climate change. Other topics include air pollution, tsunamis, disaster modeling, the use of remote sensing and the logistics of disaster management. It will appeal to scientists, engineers, first responders and health-care professionals, in addition to graduate students and researchers who have an interest in the prediction, prevention or mitigation of large-scale disasters. |
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An example of such an anthropogenic calamity is the intense coral reef mining off the Sri Lankan coast, which removed the sort of natural barrier that could mitigate the force of waves. As a result of such mining, the 2004 Pacific ...
An example of such an anthropogenic calamity is the intense coral reef mining off the Sri Lankan coast, which removed the sort of natural barrier that could mitigate the force of waves. As a result of such mining, the 2004 Pacific ...
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... for example, in the case of rarefied gas dynamics, shock waves that are thin relative to the mean free path, or flows in micro- and nanode- vices. Thus, at every point in space–time in an inertial (i.e., nonaccelerating/nonrotating) ...
... for example, in the case of rarefied gas dynamics, shock waves that are thin relative to the mean free path, or flows in micro- and nanode- vices. Thus, at every point in space–time in an inertial (i.e., nonaccelerating/nonrotating) ...
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The system of Equations (2.7) to (2.9) is an excellent model for the laminar or turbulent flow of most fluids, such as air and water under most circumstances, including high-speed gas flows for which the shock waves are thick relative ...
The system of Equations (2.7) to (2.9) is an excellent model for the laminar or turbulent flow of most fluids, such as air and water under most circumstances, including high-speed gas flows for which the shock waves are thick relative ...
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... liquid outer core, mantle, and lithosphere comes mainly from inferences drawn from observations at or near the planet's surface, which include the study of propagation, reflection, and scatter of seismic waves.
... liquid outer core, mantle, and lithosphere comes mainly from inferences drawn from observations at or near the planet's surface, which include the study of propagation, reflection, and scatter of seismic waves.
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Subsequent analysis indicates that the damage was likely due to reflected seismic waves— the reflection from well-known deep discontinuities in the Earth's gross structure, about 25 km below the surface. There were at least 66 deaths ...
Subsequent analysis indicates that the damage was likely due to reflected seismic waves— the reflection from well-known deep discontinuities in the Earth's gross structure, about 25 km below the surface. There were at least 66 deaths ...
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| Title | Large-Scale Disasters: Prediction, Control, and Mitigation |
| Editor | Mohamed Gad-el-Hak |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1139472291, 9781139472296 |
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