The power of the sea, tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disaster
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The power of the sea, tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disaster
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eng
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The power of the sea
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talking book daisy
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tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disaster
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Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves stories of unpredicted natural disaster with those of scientific discovery. The result is a journey from ancient man's first crude tide predictions to today's advanced early warning ability based on the Global Ocean Observing System, as we search for ways to predict tsunamis and rogue waves and critical aspects of climate change. Some descriptions of violence. c2010
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Sea, [talking book daisy]
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