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Into the Forbidden Zone: A Trip Through Hell and High Water in Post-Earthquake Japan
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Into the Forbidden Zone: A Trip Through Hell and High Water in Post-Earthquake JapanInto the Forbidden Zone: A Trip Through Hell and High Water in Post-Earthquake Japan

Just weeks after multiple disasters struck Japan, National Book Award winner William T. Vollmann ventures into the nuclear hot zone, outfitted only with rubber kitchen gloves, a cloth facemask, and a capricious radiation detector. He emerges with a haunting report on daily life in a now-ravaged Japan -- a country he has known and loved for many years. And in the cities and towns hit hardest by the earthquake, tsunami, and radioactive contamination, Vollmann finds troubling omens of a future heading toward us all.
 
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Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard
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Tsunami: The Underrated HazardTsunami: The Underrated Hazard

Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard, 2nd Edition, comprehensively describes the nature and process of tsunami formation, outlines field evidence for detecting the presence of past events, and describes notable events linked to earthquakes, volcanoes, submarine landslides, and comet impacts. The author provides a clear approach to the study of tsunami, through dynamics, impact on coastlines, and overviews of the various major mechanisms of tsunami generation. Liberal case studies and examples highlight the significance of this underrated natural hazard for coastal societies.
 
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