The power of the sea: tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disasters (Macsci Ser.)
Aventure et exploration, Environnement, Sciences et technologies
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves stories of unpredicted natural disaster with those of scientific discovery. The result is a journey from ancient man's first crude tide predictions to today's advanced early warning ability based on… the Global Ocean Observing System, as we search for ways to predict tsunamis and rogue waves and critical aspects of climate change. Some descriptions of violence. c2010.