The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters

by Bruce Parker

Book Overview

The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves thrilling and often moving stories of unpredicted natural disaster with an accessible account of scientific discovery. The result is a compelling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230616372
• ISBN13: 9780230616370
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"