Published 1999
by U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Information Services in [Reston, Va.?], Denver, CO .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Other titles | Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan |
Statement | compiled by Brian F. Atwater ... [et al.] |
Series | Circular -- 1187, U.S. Geological Survey circular -- 1187 |
Contributions | Atwater, Brian F, Geological Survey (U.S.), Universidad Austral de Chile |
The Physical Object | |
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Pagination | 18 p. : |
Number of Pages | 18 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL15467884M |
ISBN 10 | 0607928441 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 42825290 |
Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons From Chile, Hawaii, and Japan, edition, Paris, UNESCO, 24 pp., illus. IOC Brochure Rev. (English) Published by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture. 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75 Paris 07 SP, France IOC Brochure (IOC/BRO//2 Rev.) Printed by UNESCO/IOC – NOAA International Tsunami Information Center, . The stories in this book were selected from interviews with people who survived a Pacific Ocean tsunami in Many of these people contended with the waves near their source, along the coast of Chile. Others faced the tsunami many hours later in Hawaii and Japan. Most of the interviews were done decades later in the ’s and ’s. The stories in this book were selected from interviews with people who survived a Pacific Ocean tsunami in Many of these people, including the nurse at right, contended with the waves near. Publication type: Report: Publication Subtype: USGS Numbered Series: Title: Surviving a tsunami: lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan: Series title: Circular.
Surviving a tsunami--lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan / compiled by Brian F. Atwater. This report contains true stories that illustrate how to survive (and how not to survive) a tsunami. It is meant for people who live, work, or play along coasts that tsunamis may strike. The stories are personal accounts selected from interviews with people who survived a Pacific Ocean tsunami generated by the magnitude earthquake that. May Surviving a Tsunami - Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan Actions that saved lives, and actions that cost lives, as recounted by eyewitnesses to the tsunami from the largest earthquake ever measured - the magnitude earthquake in Chile on Get this from a library! Surviving a tsunami: lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan: eyewitness accounts of the Pacific Ocean tsunami associated with the giant Chilean earthquakes in and
Get this from a library! Surviving a tsunami--lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan. [Brian F Atwater; Geological Survey (U.S.); Universidad Austral de Chile.; National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (U.S.);] -- Lessons on tsunami survival. Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan ()(via USGS) Eerily useful, but potentially late, USGS reference as we await the arrival of a tsunami on the shores of Hawaii from the coast of Chile. Great graphics and explanations about earthquakes and tsunamis. iriseduhq Surviving a Tsunami Lessons from Chile Hawaii and Japan from GEOSC at Pennsylvania State University. Atwater, Brian, et al. Surviving a tsunami--Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan. US Geological Survey Circular Also: Surviving a tsunami--Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan Available in English, Spanish.