Author: Mark Clifford Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 311
Book Description
Ten-year-old Trent McShane watches in horror as his beautiful young mother is swept away from California's Typhoon Coast into the unforgiving wild blue Pacific, never to be seen again. Lost and bewildered, Trent falls under the spell of class clown Eddie Thompson, who has a wanderlust for treasure hunts--in particular, the infamous World War II Golden Lily Treasure, buried on the other side of the ocean, deep in the wild green Philippine jungle.Together, Trent and Eddie follow childhood's illusions of grandeur through San Francisco, then become men in the vast Philippine mountains. Mount Pinatubo explodes with apocalyptic fury, but does it take the Golden Lily Treasure with it? Eddie and Trent are not alone in the hunt. The trillions in treasure could afford the US government incredible power in international affairs and bankroll the nation's black operations. It's all fair game.
Author: Larry Savadove Publisher: Down the Shore Pub ISBN: 9780945582144 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 203
Book Description
Offers illustrations and maps to provide a historical look at the hurricanes and other natural storms which have caused havoc on the Jersey coast since colonial times
Author: Paul G. Harris Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108422489 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 465
Book Description
Offers a multidisciplinary edited volume on policy dimensions of climate change for the world's oceans, for researchers, policymakers and activists.
Author: Tomoya Shibayama Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 100077368X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 396
Book Description
This collection covers essential concepts in the management of coastal disasters, outlining several field surveys of such events that have taken place in the 21st century, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and the storm surges generated by Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Nargis, and Typhoon Haiyan. Measurements of flood heights, distributions of structural destruction, and the testimonies of residents are reported, with the results being analysed and compared with past events and numerical simulations to clarify and reconstruct the reality of these disasters. The book covers the state-of-the-art understanding of disaster mechanisms and the most advanced tools for the simulation of future events: • Uniquely explains how to use disaster surveys along with simulations to mitigate risk • Combines pure scientific studies with practical research and proposes procedures for effective coastal disaster mitigation Coastal Disaster Surveys and Assessment for Risk Mitigation is ideal for students in the field of disaster risk management, as well as engineers who deal with issues related to tsunamis, storm surges, high wave attack and coastal erosion.
Author: Mark Clifford
Author: Larry Savadove
Author: Paul G. Harris
Author: Marc Dechevrens
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Author: Tomoya Shibayama
Author: United States. Hydrographic Office