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Caribbean Tsunami Hazard

By Philip L. F. Liu , Aurelio Mercado-Irizarry

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
9812565353, 9789812565358, 9789812774613
Open Library ID
OL18264028M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (28503249 bytes)
Pages
364\362
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book aims to present the overall existing tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with hurricanes. It initially presents an overview of all of the existing tsunami-causing factors found in the region: earthquakes, sub-aerial and submarine landslides, and submarine explosions. This is followed by field evidence of recent and pre-historic tsunami events, which gives credibility to all of this effort. The next section is a description of the tsunami hazard mitigation efforts being carried out locally and in collaboration with national and international programs. The final part is dedicated to the presentation of related recent research results.

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