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  1. Geological Examination of the Two Old Maps in the Tokugawa Era concerning the "Shimabara Catastrophe", Western Kyushu, Japan

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    Mayu-yama dacitic lava dome of the Unzen volcanic area in western Kyushu, Japan, suddenly collapsed on May 21. 1792. Approximately 15000 people were killed in the collapse and the tsunami subsequent to the...

  2. Summary of the September 19,20, 1985 Mexico Earthquakes

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    The damage from the recent earthquake in Mexico, which attracted much notice as a ground disaster, was concentrated in Mexico City which is located 400 kilometers from the epicenter. As it was also a typically...

  3. Strain Energy Release from the 2011 9.0 Mw Tōhoku Earthquake, Japan

    The purpose of this paper is to compare the strain energy released due to elastic rebound of the crust from the tragic 2011 9.0 Mw Tōhoku earthquake in Japan with the observed radiated seismic energy. The...

  4. The Power of Languages: Linguistic Discourse on Migration and Cultural Diversity

    En estos días que corren casi a diario vemos titulares en los periódicos y en los medios de comunicación sobre la situación de los refugiados de Siria tratando de cruzar Europa hacia Alemania, buscando...

  5. Time-Variable Refraction of the Internal Tide at the Hawaiian Ridge

    The interaction of the dominant semidiurnal M2 internal tide with the large-scale subtidal flow is examined in an ocean model by propagating the tide through an ensemble of background fields in a domain...

  6. Killer Waves, Fiction to Fact: Fiction to Inspire Nonfiction Research in the Intermediate-grade Classroom

    A description of a literature-based unit on tsunamis that uses the emotional connection of fiction as a stepping-stone to informational research. This unit uses literature circles to motivate curiosity in young...

  7. Book Review of, Patrick Daly, R. Michael Feener, and Anthony Reid, editors. <i>From the Ground Up: Perspectives on...

    Reviews the book, "From the Ground Up: Perspectives on Post-Tsunami and Post-Conflict Aceh," by Patrick Daly, R. Michael Feener, and Anthony S. J. Reid.

  8. Late Holocene Paleoseismicity along the Northern Oregon Coast

    Marsh paleoseismological studies were conducted in four bays (Necanicum, Nestucca, Siletz, and Yaquina) along the northern Oregon coast and compared with completed studies in two other bays (Netarts and Alsea)....

  9. Rare Plant Associations, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Sutton Recreation Area, and Heceta Sand Dunes ACEC/ONA

    Nine of the ten rare plant associations identified in the dunes in 1993 are recommended for continued inclusion in conservation planning. Large-patch associations are currently in good condition, but...

  10. Seaside, Oregon, Tsunami Pilot Study : Modernization of FEMA Flood Hazard Maps

    FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) guidelines do not currently exist for conducting and incorporating tsunami hazard assessments that reflect the substantial advances in tsunami research achieved in the last...

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