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A "how to" guide to the geology, geomorphology, anthropology, and archaeology of tsunamis and a personal story of a researcher's experience in the field and laboratory,
In Search of Ancient Tsunamis takes readers on a journey through the sophisticated and interdisciplinary world of tsunami science.
List of contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Serendipity - An Introduction
- Chapter 2. Strand 1: 26 December 2004 - Indian Ocean
- Chapter 3. Strand 2: Same Time, Different Places
- Chapter 4. Strand 3: New Light Through Old Windows
- Chapter 5. Strand 4: Chatham Islands - Rekohu/Wharekauri - How Big?
- Chapter 6. Strand 5: Just Part of the Problem
- Chapter 7. Strand 6: The Human Touch
- Chapter 8. Strand 7: Piled Higher and Deeper
- Chapter 9. Strand 8: A Country with Latitude
- Chapter 10. Stand 9: Life and Death on the Edge
- Chapter 11. Strand 10: The Future
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
James Goff is Honorary Professor of Tsunami Research at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, and Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Until 2016, he was Deputy Director of the PANGEA (Paleontology, Geobiology, and Earth Archives) Research Centre and Director of the Australia-Pacific Tsunami Research Centre at UNSW. He continues to carry out research in the Pacific region at a wide variety of sites. He has co-edited or authored five books, including the 2021 book Tsunami: The World's Greatest Waves, written in collaboration with Professor Walter Dudley and published by Oxford University Press. He has written over 300 peer-reviewed publications, produced an online tsunami database for New Zealand, and contributed to several other national databases. He has appeared in numerous TV documentaries, including those of Discovery Channel and National Geographic, and has been the subject of many radio and print media stories.
Summary
A "how to" guide to the geology, geomorphology, anthropology, and archaeology of tsunamis and a personal story of a researcher's experience in the field and laboratory, In Search of Ancient Tsunamis takes readers on a journey through the sophisticated and interdisciplinary world of tsunami science.
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This book is a powerful exposition on the fallibilities of human nature in the face of inexorable natural phenomena.
