Tsunami: The Biggest Bane

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This book provides quick but meaningful information about occurrence and mechanism of Tsunami – a series of waves and nature’s most deadly phenomenon. Tsunami, a newly coined word for a common man, shook eleven countries of the world on December 26, 2004 with its exceptional strength. All the factors – volcanic eruption, earthquake, meteor impact and the undersea landslides which may give birth to devastating Tsunami are explained in a lucid manner. Ideas about the prediction of earthquake, volcanic eruption, Indian scientists prediction about Tsunami based on their astronomical calculations, warning signals and protective measures etc. are discussed, and recent Indonesian Tsunami is focused in the book. The book may be found useful by the readers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suvasish Mukhopadhyay

Suvasish Mukhopadhyay (b. 1963), M.E., is a mentor of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics in the Pune Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pune. He obtained his B.E. Civil degree from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur in 1986 and obtained M.E. Hydraulics from the B.E. College, Shibpur in 1989. He has to his credit numbers of technical papers, articles and two books. At present he is a member of the International Commission for Large Dams. He is a member of the Board of Studies for Civil Engineering in the University of Pune, Pune.

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Title
Tsunami: The Biggest Bane
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8175412313
Length
149p., Figures; Tables; Plates; Maps; References; Index; 23cm.
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