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The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Pred
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Parker, Bruce
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publication Date
- 26-10-2010
- Country of Origin
- USA, United States
- Net Quantity/Number of Units
- 1
- Dimensions (LxWxH) - Cms
- 6.25X1X9.25
- ISBN-10
- 0230616372
- ISBN-13
- 9780230616370
- SKUASIN
- SONG0230616372
- Book Title
- The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Ou
- No of Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9780230616370
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters
- Item Height
- 240 mm
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Subject
- Geography & Geosciences, Science
- Item Width
- 159 mm
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Classics from Moby Dick to A Perfect Storm have sought to capture mankind's obsession with the might and the mystery of the sea. And the greatest minds for centuries, including Isaac Newton, Napoleon, and Benjamin Franklin, have worked to understand and predict when its next act of destruction will occur. The awesome power of the earth's oceans have been at the forefront of everyone's minds in recent years, from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (230,000 dead) to the devastation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to the unknown consequences of the melting of thousands of glaciers as the Earth's temperature slowly rises. Bruce Parker, former Chief Scientist for the National Ocean Service, brings together the breathtaking history of man's relationship with the sea with the latest scientific breakthroughs to explore in this wide-sweeping, fascinating narrative: * Napoleon's realization about what happened to Moses in the Red Sea after his own narrow escape from it's dangerous tides * The important role the tides played in assuring the Allied victory on D-Day, and how a typhoon decided a key naval battle in the Pacific theater * How in 1970 the country of Bangladesh claimed it's independence following a deadly storm surge that claimed half a million lives * A 500-foot tsunami (the largest in recorded history) that carried three fishing boats from a quiet bay in Alaska in the 1950s to middle of the Pacific Ocean - and two men survived to tell the tale. * How a ten year old English girl saved the lives of hundreds during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami * How today's scientists are working to predict the sea's next move through a vast global array of oceanographic sensors - on buoys, on ships, on islands, along coasts, and on satellites that provide huge quantities of real-time data to scientists in the international community. This is a richly textured narrative that takes readers through over a thousand years of the ocean's uncompromising role in mankind's fate, gripping science readers, amateur oceanographers, and weather enthusiasts everywhere.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13
9780230616370
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94059186
Product Key Features
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Science
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Publication Name
The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters
Language
English
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
240 mm
Item Width
159 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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- a***s (627)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseFast Dispatch, secure packaging, great communication, item exactly as described, perfect value, a credit to the eBay community! 5* Seller
- s***s (2970)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseCondition excellent, as described, well packaged, dispatched promptly.Excellent communication from seller. Arrived ahead of anticipated delivery dates. ARRIVED 1st May, expectected between 24th May and 3rd June. Thank you. No import tax payable. A very pleasing experience. Would recommend this seller. A book l have been seeking to replace for 7 years after it got misplaced when moving house after bereavement.
- a***l (338)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAlthough the description details were misleading, the customer support was rather good. I ordered the 2-volume set of ‘Atlas Shrugged’, but received a single volume. It might not seem like much to others, but it’s a large book and a 2-set volume would have made it easier to read. In addition, poor packaging damaged the DJ. Anyways, after sending firm, yet precise and polite emails, the situation was promptly resolved, hence the positive feedback; and, why I would buy again from the seller. 👍