Fault Lines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes - Couverture rigide

Wagstaffe, Johanna

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1459812433 ISBN 13 : 9781459812437

Editeur : Orca Book Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Earthquakes are a terrifying yet fascinating force of nature.

Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe takes you through her own journey of understanding the earth beneath our feet. Along the way you'll learn the science behind what makes the earth rumble and hear from kids around the world who have experienced the wonder, and terror, of an earthquake.

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À propos de l'auteur

Johanna Wagstaffe is the meteorologist and science host for CBC Vancouver and CBC News Network. She is the author of Little Pine Cone: Wildfires and the Natural World, Little Cloud: The Science of a Hurricane and Fault Lines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes. With a background in seismology, geophysics and earth science, Johanna has covered a wide range of science stories, from the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami to the Paris Climate Change Conference. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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natural disasters, emergency preparedness, tsunamis, seismology, meteorology

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Orca Book Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1459812433
• ISBN 13: 9781459812437
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible