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Caught in the crunch : earthquakes and volcanoes in New Zealand / Rebecca Ansell and John Taber ; illustrations by Salli Rowe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand, 1996.Description: xi, 188 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1869502019 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.22 20
Contents:
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.
Summary: This looks at the seismic and volcanic activity New Zealand experiences, and gives advice on what to do if the "big one" ever strikes.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 551.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00264855

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.

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