The Million Death Quake: The Science of Predicting Earth's Deadliest Natural Disaster (Macmillan Science)

Musson, Roger

ISBN 10: 0230119417 / ISBN 13: 9780230119413

Published by Macmillan, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Million Death Quake: The Science of Predicting Earth's Deadliest Natural Disaster (Macmillan Science)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 0230119417
• ISBN 13: 9780230119413
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 16 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geography

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Synopsis

For centuries, Californians and the Japanese have known that they were at risk of catastrophic earthquakes, and prepared accordingly. But when a violent 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti in 2010, hardly anyone knew the island nation was even at risk for disaster, and, tragically, no one was prepared. Over 300,000 people died as buildings that had never been designed to withstand such intense shaking toppled over and crushed their inhabitants. Now, scientists warn that it won't be long before a single, catastrophic quake kills one million people - and that it is going to strike right where we least expect it. In this groundbreaking book, renowned seismologist with the British Geological Survey Roger Musson takes us on an exhilarating journey to explore what scientists and engineers are doing to prepare us for the worst. With riveting tales of the scientists who first cracked the mystery of what causes the ground to violently shake, Musson makes plain the powerful geological forces driving ear

About the Author

Roger Musson is the Head of Seismic Hazard and Archives at the British Geological Survey, where he is the chief spokesman to the media after any major earthquake, including The Guardian, The Sunday Post, and The Telegraph. He has written op-eds for The New York Times, is a regular contributor to Fortean Times, and was interviewed by Time magazine after the Haiti earthquake. He has appeared on a variety of documentaries, including the National Geographic Channel. Musson is also on the editorial board for the Journal of Seismology, the Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, and Natural Hazards. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.