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Megadisasters: the Science of Predicting the Next Catastrophe
Florin Diacu
Can we predict cataclysmic disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or stock market crashes? This book asks why catastrophes such as these catch us by surprise, and reveals the history and groundbreaking science behind efforts to forecast major disasters and minimize their destruction.
216 pages, 4 halftones. 8 line illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 8, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691133508 |
| Publishers | The University Press Group Ltd |
| Pages | 216 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 453 g |
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