United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1990 - Geology |
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... effects of natural hazards and reduce the economic and social losses from natural disasters . While the effects of nature's forces can be intense and often severe , they are nonetheless short - term events . Other issues of concern to ...
... effects of natural hazards and reduce the economic and social losses from natural disasters . While the effects of nature's forces can be intense and often severe , they are nonetheless short - term events . Other issues of concern to ...
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... effects of a category 4 hurricane ( see Saffir - Simpson hur- ricane scale , p . 8 ) and a magnitude 7.1 earth- quake . Together they caused direct losses of $ 15 billion and indirect losses of $ 30 to $ 45 billion , resulted in the ...
... effects of a category 4 hurricane ( see Saffir - Simpson hur- ricane scale , p . 8 ) and a magnitude 7.1 earth- quake . Together they caused direct losses of $ 15 billion and indirect losses of $ 30 to $ 45 billion , resulted in the ...
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... effects . The extent of damage in San Francisco and Oakland , which lie approximately 60 miles from the epicenter , has many parallels with the 1985 tragedy in Mexico City caused by the magnitude 8.1 Michoacan earthquake that occurred ...
... effects . The extent of damage in San Francisco and Oakland , which lie approximately 60 miles from the epicenter , has many parallels with the 1985 tragedy in Mexico City caused by the magnitude 8.1 Michoacan earthquake that occurred ...
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... effects were anticipated , the Loma Prieta earthquake did hold some surprises . The forecasts had pre- dicted horizontal motion on a vertical fault , but the 6 feet of horizontal motion occurred on an inclined fault plane and was ...
... effects were anticipated , the Loma Prieta earthquake did hold some surprises . The forecasts had pre- dicted horizontal motion on a vertical fault , but the 6 feet of horizontal motion occurred on an inclined fault plane and was ...
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... effect of the bay on waves driven by extremely high onshore winds resulted in peak water - surface elevations of about 20 ... effects of hurricanes and other coastal storms . By being prepared as best as possible for nature's capricious ...
... effect of the bay on waves driven by extremely high onshore winds resulted in peak water - surface elevations of about 20 ... effects of hurricanes and other coastal storms . By being prepared as best as possible for nature's capricious ...
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