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Hough, Susan Elizabeth

 
9780691173306: Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction
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ISBN 10 : 0691173303 ISBN 13 : 9780691173306
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Why seismologists still can't predict earthquakes

An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the catastrophic 2010 quake that took a devastating toll on the island nation of Haiti 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 explains why, exploring the fact and fiction behind the science--and pseudoscience--of earthquake prediction.

Susan Hough traces the continuing quest by seismologists to forecast the time, location, and magnitude of future quakes. She brings readers into the laboratory and out into the field--describing attempts that have raised hopes only to collapse under scrutiny, as well as approaches that seem to hold future promise. She also ventures to the fringes of pseudoscience to consider ideas outside the scientific mainstream. An entertaining and accessible foray into the world of earthquake prediction, Predicting the Unpredictable illuminates the unique challenges of predicting earthquakes.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susan Elizabeth Hough is a seismologist with the Southern California Earthquake Center and a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Her books include Richter's Scale and Earthshaking Science (both Princeton).

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691173303
ISBN 13 
9780691173306
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
280
Coordonnées du fabricant
Princeton University Press
https://press.princeton.edu/books

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