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Over 250,000 people were killed in the Tangshan, China earthquake of 1976, and other less active tectonic processes can disrupt river channels or have a grave impact on repositories of radioactive wastes. Since tectonic processes can be critical to many human activities, the Geophysics Study Committee Panel on Active Tectonics has presented an evaluation of the current state of knowledge about tectonic events, which include not only earthquakes but volcanic eruptions and similar events. This book addresses three main topics: the tectonic processes and their rates, methods of identifying and evaluating active tectonics, and the effects of active tectonics on society.

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Book category Books in English Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning Earth sciences

• Full title: Active Tectonics
• Subtitle: Impact on Society
• Author: Geophysics Study Committee, Geophysics Research Forum, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, Division on Engineering and Phy
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• EAN: 9780309073950
• ISBN: 0309073952
• ID: 04577200
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Weight: 301 g
• Dimensions: 279 × 216 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 1986

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