Author: Edgar A. Imhoff
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Category : Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Contributions from city of San Francisco, Director of Emergency Services; National Science Foundation, Research Applications, Directorate; State of California, Office of Emergency Services, Seismic Safety Commission; U.S. Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals, Geological Survey; University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Sociology.
Author: F. Mulargia
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401000417
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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What is the first thing that ordinary people, for whom journalists are the proxy, ask when they meet a seismologist? It is certainly nothing technical like "What was the stress drop of the last earthquake in the Imperial Valley?" It is a sim ple question, which nevertheless summarizes the real demands that society has for seismology. This question is "Can you predict earthquakes?" Regrettably, notwithstanding the feeling of omnipotence induced by modem technology, the answer at present is the very opposite of "Yes, of course". The primary motivation for the question "Can you predict earthquakes?" is practical. No other natural phenomenon has the tremendous destructive power of a large earthquake, a power which is rivaled only by a large scale war. An earth quake in a highly industrialized region is capable of adversely affecting the econ omy of the whole world for several years. But another motivation is cognitive. The aim of science is 'understanding' nature, and one of the best ways to show that we understand a phenomenon is the ability to make accurate predictions.
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Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1818
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Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
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Category : Fishery law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
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Author: Francesco Mulargia
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781402017773
Category : Earthquake engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
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Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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