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Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Absolutism, and Lima

By Charles F. Walker
Series: a John Hope Franklin Center Book
Published: 05 May 2008
DOI: 10.1215/9780822388920-001
EISBN: 978-0-8223-8892-0
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Tsunamis

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Charles O. Pilkey, Linda P. Pilkey-Jarvis, Norma J. Longo, Keith C. Pilkey ...
Published: 23 February 2024
DOI: 10.1215/9781478027577-015
EISBN: 978-1-4780-2757-7
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Post-Tsunami Aceh

By Tineke Hellwig, Scott Baldauf, Eric Tagliacozzo
Series: The World Readers
Published: 01 January 2009
DOI: 10.1215/9780822392279-111
EISBN: 978-0-8223-9227-9
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Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami on America's Shores

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath

By Charles F. Walker
Series: a John Hope Franklin Center Book
Published: 05 May 2008
DOI: 10.1215/9780822388920
EISBN: 978-0-8223-8892-0
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By Stefan Helmreich
Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures
Published: 04 August 2023
EISBN: 978-1-4780-2453-8
... Oregon State University simulation tsunamis Japan wave tanks ...
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By Orrin H. Pilkey, Charles O. Pilkey, Linda P. Pilkey-Jarvis, Norma J. Longo, Keith C. Pilkey ...
Published: 23 February 2024
EISBN: 978-1-4780-2757-7
... sea level rise ocean acidification marine heat waves tsunamis floods precipitation drought ...
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Waves to Order and Disorder Making and Breaking Scale Models inside and outside the Lab, from Oregon to Japan

By Stefan Helmreich
Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures
Published: 04 August 2023
DOI: 10.1215/9781478024538-010
EISBN: 978-1-4780-2453-8
... The chapter recounts fieldwork at the Hinsdale Wave Laboratory at Oregon State University, home of the world's largest tsunami simulation basin. It is concerned with what wave science looks like in the lab as scientists make scaled-down replicas of real-world waves. Wave tanks, using water...
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Water

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Charles O. Pilkey, Linda P. Pilkey-Jarvis, Norma J. Longo, Keith C. Pilkey ...
Published: 23 February 2024
EISBN: 978-1-4780-2757-7
... marine ecosystems and fisheries and may cause the demise of coral reefs by century's end. Melting soil permafrost destabilizes slopes adjacent to a water body, leading to possible landslides and tsunamis. Such tsunamis threaten small coastal villages in the Arctic. Warmer temperatures result in larger...
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Acknowledgments

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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Prologue

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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Flee the Sea: Climate Refugees

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-001
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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The End of the Inupiat Way of Life

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-002
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise: Sunny Day Flooding

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-003
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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Dirty Waters and Worried Minds: Health Concerns in an Age of Climate Change

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-004
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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The Front Line in the Battle: The U.S. Military

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-005
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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At-Risk Coastal Environments: Is Resilience Futile?

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-006
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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The Environmental Impact of Surging Seas: Life at the Edge

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-007
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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Inundated Infrastructure: Imperiled Energy Facilities

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-008
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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Coastal Catastrophes: Cities on the Brink

By Orrin H. Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey
Published: 20 September 2019
DOI: 10.1215/9781478005124-009
EISBN: 978-1-4780-0512-4
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