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The Rumbling Earth

The Rumbling Earth

The Story of Indian Earthquakes

C.P. Rajendran
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Kusala Rajendran
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The renowned seismologists C.P. Rajendran and Kusala Rajendran offer a riveting story of the Indian earthquakes, their science, history and impact. Like all other natural phenomena, earthquakes are part of life-sustaining forces—the creators of the mountains, valleys and springs or even deserts on Earth—a theatre where the show never ends.

The book takes the readers to some exciting parts of India to show how earthquakes change the topography where a sea existed not far in the past—now a salt marsh, affecting the social life, trade and livelihood. The book discusses the likelihood of the next big earthquake in the Himalayas against the backdrop of the devastating earlier ones revealed by archaeology, history and geology. It probes the causes and aftermath of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and gives a glimpse of the past.

The high-impact earthquakes will happen, but they need not always end up as human catastrophes. The authors have spent much of their professional lives studying the earthquakes in India and abroad. They tell us from their vast experience how to negotiate the impacts of earthquakes and related hazards by following science-based strategies.

Imprint: Vintage Books

Published: Mar/2024

ISBN: 9780670095612

Length : 256 Pages

MRP : ₹699.00

The Rumbling Earth

The Story of Indian Earthquakes

C.P. Rajendran
,
Kusala Rajendran

The renowned seismologists C.P. Rajendran and Kusala Rajendran offer a riveting story of the Indian earthquakes, their science, history and impact. Like all other natural phenomena, earthquakes are part of life-sustaining forces—the creators of the mountains, valleys and springs or even deserts on Earth—a theatre where the show never ends.

The book takes the readers to some exciting parts of India to show how earthquakes change the topography where a sea existed not far in the past—now a salt marsh, affecting the social life, trade and livelihood. The book discusses the likelihood of the next big earthquake in the Himalayas against the backdrop of the devastating earlier ones revealed by archaeology, history and geology. It probes the causes and aftermath of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and gives a glimpse of the past.

The high-impact earthquakes will happen, but they need not always end up as human catastrophes. The authors have spent much of their professional lives studying the earthquakes in India and abroad. They tell us from their vast experience how to negotiate the impacts of earthquakes and related hazards by following science-based strategies.

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Paperback / Hardback

C.P. Rajendran

C.P. Rajendran, an adjunct professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore and Kusala Rajendran, formerly a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, are a husband-and-wife seismologist team. They have over thirty-five years of experience in research and teaching in geosciences and are globally known for their research and contributions to earth science, particularly in earthquake studies. Involved in efforts to improve the public understanding of science, both of them are currently working for the Consortium for Sustainable Development, Connecticut, USA.

Kusala Rajendran

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