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Furnace of creation, cradle of destruction: a journey to the birthplace of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis
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AMACOM
Publication Date
c2008
Language
English
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Time Before Science
Chapter 1. Setting the Scene
The Trinity of Natural Disasters
Myths and Legends
Chapter 2. Beginnings
What Is the Structure of the Earth?
How Old Is the Earth?
Has the Earth Changed During Its History?
Chapter 3. New Battles
The Rocks of the Earth
The Battle Is Joined
New Horizons
Chapter 4. Toward Continental Drift
Important Ideas
The Contracting Earth
The Land Beneath the Sea
Chapter 5. On the Road to Explaining Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
The Next Stage
Chapter 6. Continental Drift: A Theory Without a Cause
A Big Debate
Isostasy
Continental Drift
In the Shadow of Continental Drift
Chapter 7. New Horizons
The Challenge of the Sea
Mapping the Ocean Floor
Chapter 8. Seafloor Spreading
A Theory Emerges
A Theory Comes of Age
The Paleomagnetic Key
How Fast Does It Work?
Chapter 9. The Plot Thickens
Deep-Sea Sedimentation
Probing the Sediment Blanket
The History of the Seabed
Chapter 10. The Cycle of Birth, Life, and Destruction
The Dynamics of Seafloor Spreading
Chapter 11. Plate Tectonics: The Earth Science "Theory of Everything"
A Great Leap Forward
Transform Faults and New Ideas
Plates and "Plate Tectonics"
The Theory of Everything?
Chapter 12. Hydrothermal Activity: A New Ocean World
The Thin Red Layer
The Lost Heat
Exploring the Mid-Ocean Ridges
A New World
The Pieces Begin to Fit Together
Diversity: "Black Smokers" and "White Smokers"
Vent Communities
Safe Havens and the Origin of Life
Chapter 13. Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes
Chapter 14. Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
Chapter 15. Plate Tectonics and Tsunamis
Chapter 16. Predicting and Mitigating Against Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis
Volcanoes: "Fire and Molten Rock"
Earthquakes: "When the Earth Moves"
Tsunamis: "The Big Wave"
Coping with Natural Disasters
Epilogue
Deadly Years and Megadisasters
Change
The Year 2004
Megadisasters
Index
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9780814409206
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