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Caught in the crunch : earthquakes and volcanoes in New Zealand /

Ansell, Rebecca.

Caught in the crunch : earthquakes and volcanoes in New Zealand / Rebecca Ansell and John Taber ; illustrations by Salli Rowe. - Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand, 1996. - xi, 188 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographic references (p. 183-185) and index .

Here comes the big one! -- Are we ready? -- Planet of conveyor belts -- Explaining earthquakes -- Recording earthquakes -- New Zealand in the crunch -- A shaky history -- The downfall of Napier and Hastings -- The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake -- The dream of earthquake prediction -- Fire and fury -- Auckland : living on a hotspot -- South of the Bombay Hills.

This looks at the seismic and volcanic activity New Zealand experiences, and gives advice on what to do if the "big one" ever strikes.

1869502019 (pbk.) : $34.95


Earthquakes--New Zealand.
Volcanoes--New Zealand.

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