Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction

by Susan Hough

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An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the cataclysmic 2008 Sichuan quake in China that killed tens of thousands or a future great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in California, which scientists know is inevitable. Yet despite rapid advances in earthquake science, seismologists still can't predict when the Big One will hit. Predicting the Unpredictable is the first book to explain why, exploring...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691138168

ISBN13:9780691138169

Release Date:December 2009

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Earth Sciences Earthquakes & Volcanoes History & Philosophy Nature Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Seismology

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