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Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake and Tsunami of December 26, 2004 : Lifeline Performance
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ISBN: 0784472106 Year: 2008 Publisher: Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers,

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Prepared by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering of ASCE On December 26, 2004, one of the largest earthquakes of the last hundred years occurred in the Indian Ocean, outside of Sumatra and the Andaman Islands. This earthquake set into motion a transoceanic tsunami that struck coasts of the Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea. Damages to lifelines as well as enormous casualties were reported in the wake of this disaster. This TCLEE Monograph provides a summary of the damage observations throughout the affected region. Topics covered include: geoscience and tsunami generation, roadway transportation systems, electrical power systems, water systems, wastewater systems, railway systems, airports, seaports and harbors, telecommunications systems, social services, and tsunami warnings, de-alerts and warning systems. This monograph will be beneficial to all those involved in developing policies to improve preparedness for future tsunami events, including public officials, engineers, scientists, planners, design professionals, facility owners, and the public.


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The extreme life of the sea
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ISBN: 0691230196 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press,

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A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, coauthored by one of the world's leading marine scientistsThe ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. The Extreme Life of the Sea takes readers to the absolute limits of the ocean world—the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents—and exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches—to show how marine life thrives against the odds. This thrilling book brings to life the sea's most extreme species, and tells their stories as characters in the drama of the oceans. Coauthored by Stephen Palumbi, one of today’s leading marine scientists, The Extreme Life of the Sea tells the unforgettable tales of some of the most marvelous life forms on Earth, and the challenges they overcome to survive. Modern science and a fluid narrative style give every reader a deep look at the lives of these species.The Extreme Life of the Sea shows you the world’s oldest living species. It describes how flying fish strain to escape their predators, how predatory deep-sea fish use red searchlights only they can see to find and attack food, and how, at the end of her life, a mother octopus dedicates herself to raising her batch of young. This wide-ranging and highly accessible book also shows how ocean adaptations can inspire innovative commercial products—such as fan blades modeled on the flippers of humpback whales—and how future extremes created by human changes to the oceans might push some of these amazing species over the edge.

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Marine animals --- Behavior. --- Algae. --- Andaman Sea. --- Anglerfish. --- Antarctic krill. --- Bacteria. --- Baleen whale. --- Barnacle. --- Bathysphere. --- Bowhead whale. --- Cambrian explosion. --- Cephalopod. --- Chambered nautilus. --- Coelacanth. --- Colossal squid. --- Copepod. --- Coral bleaching. --- Coral reef. --- Crustacean. --- Deep sea fish. --- Deep sea. --- Deep-sea dragonfish. --- Deep-sea gigantism. --- Ecosystem. --- Extreme Heat. --- Extreme environment. --- Fishery. --- Fishing down the food web. --- Fishing. --- Frilled shark. --- Giant isopod. --- Giant squid. --- Giant tube worm. --- Gray whale. --- Great Barrier Reef. --- Horseshoe crab. --- Humboldt squid. --- Hydrothermal vent. --- In the Water. --- Indian Ocean. --- Intertidal zone. --- Krill. --- Mangrove. --- Marine aquarium. --- Marine biology. --- Marine mammal. --- Metabolism. --- Microorganism. --- Minke whale. --- Mussel. --- Narwhal. --- Nautiloid. --- Nutrient. --- Ocean acidification. --- Ocean gyre. --- Ocean. --- Oceanography. --- Oily fish. --- Organism. --- Osedax. --- Overfishing. --- Oyster reef. --- Pelagic zone. --- Porpoise. --- Predation. --- Prochlorococcus. --- Properties of water. --- Protein. --- Requiem shark. --- Right whale. --- Sailfish. --- Salt marsh. --- Sea anemone. --- Sea ice. --- Sea level rise. --- Sea monster. --- Sea otter. --- Sea slug. --- Sea turtle. --- Sea urchin. --- Sea. --- Seabird. --- Seafood. --- Seawall. --- Seawater. --- Seaweed. --- Sei whale. --- Shark tooth. --- Shellfish. --- Southern Ocean. --- Sperm whale. --- Splash zone. --- Squid. --- Submersible. --- Tentacle. --- Tide. --- Trilobite. --- Trophic cascade. --- Vaquita. --- Whale fall. --- Whaling.


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Country report.
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ISSN: 02695413 20475012 Year: 1986 Publisher: London, U.K. : The Unit,

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Economic forecasting --- Economic indicators --- Prévision économique --- Indicateurs économiques --- Periodicals --- Périodiques --- Indonesia --- Indonésie --- Economic conditions --- Politics and government --- Conditions économiques --- Politique et gouvernement --- Sociaal-economische situatie. --- Politieke situatie. --- Economische geografie. --- Economische situatie. --- Economic forecasting. --- Economic history. --- Since 1966 --- Indonesia. --- Business, Economy and Management --- Social Sciences --- Economics --- Demographic Studies --- Developmental Issues & Socioeconomic Studies --- Foreign Policy, Defense and Internal Security --- General and Others --- Regional and International Studies --- History, Economic --- Forecasting --- Endonèsie --- Indanezii︠a︡ --- Indonesië --- Indonesya --- Indonezia --- Indonezii︠a︡ --- Indonezija --- İndoneziya --- İndoneziya Respublikası --- Indūnīsīyā --- Induonezėjė --- Jumhūrīyah Indūnīsīyā --- PDRI --- Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia --- R.I. --- Republic of Indonesia --- Republic of the United States of Indonesia --- Republica d'Indonesia --- Republiek van Indonesië --- Republik Indonesia --- Republik Indonesia Serikat --- Republika Indonezii︠a︡ --- Republika Indonezija --- Rėspublika Indanezii︠a︡ --- RI --- United States of Indonesia --- Yinni --- R.I. (Republik Indonesia) --- RI (Republik Indonesia) --- PDRI (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia) --- إندونيسيا --- جمهورية إندونيسيا --- Інданезія --- Рэспубліка Інданезія --- Индонезия --- Република Индонезия --- インドネシア --- Indoneshia --- インドネシア共和国 --- Indoneshia Kyōwakoku --- Periodicals. --- Périodiques. --- Dutch East Indies --- Indanezii͡ --- Indonesi --- Indonezii͡ --- Indūnīsīy --- Induonezėj --- Jumhūrīyah Indūnīsīy --- Republiek van Indonesi --- Republika Indonezii͡ --- Rėspublika Indanezii͡ --- Bali --- Celebes --- Flores (Indonesia) --- Java (Indonesia) --- Jawa --- Lesser Sunda Islands --- Lombok --- Loro Sae --- Madura --- Malay Archipelago --- Maluku --- Moluccas --- Nusa Tenggara --- Portuguese Timor --- Sulawesi --- Sumatra --- Sunda Islands --- Timur --- West Papua --- South East Asia --- Andaman Sea --- Australasian region --- Bay of Bengal --- Borneo --- Indian Ocean Islands --- Java Sea --- New Guinea --- Pacific Ocean Islands --- South China Sea --- Southeast Asians --- Timor --- Timor Sea --- 83.30 economic conditions, development and structure: general. --- Dutch East Indies (Territory under Japanese occupation, 1942-1945) --- Politics

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