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Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes - 50 Years of Earth-Shaking Events (Hardcover)
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Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes - 50 Years of Earth-Shaking Events (Hardcover)
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The theory of plate tectonics transformed earth science. The
hypothesis that the earth's outermost layers consist of mostly
rigid plates that move over an inner surface helped describe the
growth of new seafloor, confirm continental drift, and explain why
earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some places and not others. Lynn
R. Sykes played a key role in the birth of plate tectonics,
conducting revelatory research on earthquakes. In this book, he
gives an invaluable insider's perspective on the theory's
development and its implications. Sykes combines lucid explanation
of how plate tectonics revolutionized geology with unparalleled
personal reflections. He entered the field when it was on the cusp
of radical discoveries. Studying the distribution and mechanisms of
earthquakes, Sykes pioneered the identification of seismic
gaps-regions that have not ruptured in great earthquakes for a long
time-and methods to estimate the possibility of quake recurrence.
He recounts the various phases of his career, including his
antinuclear activism, and the stories of colleagues around the
world who took part in changing the paradigm. Sykes delves into the
controversies over earthquake prediction and their importance,
especially in the wake of the giant 2011 Japanese earthquake and
the accompanying Fukushima disaster. He highlights geology's
lessons for nuclear safety, explaining why historic earthquake
patterns are crucial to understanding the risks to power plants.
Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes is the story of a scientist
witnessing a revolution and playing an essential role in making it.
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