Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Managing the tremors : cover story

Descrição física: 11 p.Notas: Sumario: Mother Nature is still a dominant force despite the amazing progress mankind has made in the technology arena in the last few decades. Earthquake is one of the many natural catastrophes that people are extremely fearful of. There is still a lot of unknowns about it as seismologists cannot predict the timing, location, and magnitude of future earthquakes. In this Cover Story, experts talk about modelling and analytics, the protecction gap and predict what would happen if a massive quake hit the Himalayas.Contém: South Asia: massive Himalayan quake predicted / Jimmy John -- Modelling and analytics: building on strong foundations -- Megadisaster: what if an M5.7 earthquake struck near Delhi? -- Averting disaster / Ahmad ZakiRegistros relacionados: En: Asia insurance review. - Singapore : Ins Communications Pte Ltd., 2009- = ISSN 0218-2696. - 05/06/2017 Número 6 - junio 2017 , p. 37-47Materia / lugar / evento: Riesgos de la naturaleza Tecnología Terremotos Catástrofes naturales Análisis de riesgos Protección del medio ambiente Himalaya Outras classificações: 84

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