Tsunami, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Volcanic Eruptions and other Natural and Man-Made Hazards and Disasters Recently Completed Conferences and Meetings GEOLOGY AND GEOTECHNICS IN THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL CULTURAL HERITAG E CONGRESS, 8-9 JUNE 2000, Moncalieri Castle, Turin, Italy (Geological and Geotechnical influences in the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage GeoBen2000) * General Information * Objectives of the Congress * Themes of the Congress * Registration Form * Abstracts * Proceedings * How to get to the Congress site * Contacts * INTERNATIONAL MOSCOW TSUNAMI WORKSHOP : "Tsunami Risk Assessment Beyond 2000: Theory, Practice and Plans", June 14 -16, 2000, Moscow, RUSSIA (In memory of Prof.S.L.Soloviev ) Organized jointly by the IUGG Tsunami Commission (IUGG/TC)  and the International Co-ordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU). Symposium on May 25-27, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Special Topic of 1999 Tsunami Symposium: MEGA-TSUNAMIS FROM ASTEROIDS AND SLIDES 1999 Tsunami Symposium Program and Abstracts of Papers Presented DOWNLOAD PAST ISSUES OF THE SCIENCE OF TSUNAMI HAZARDS (Journals of the Tsunami Society in pdf format - Need Acrobat Reader to open)   RETURN TO MAIN PAGE Special Bulletins / Recent Events / Announcements / Recently Completed Conferences / FAQs / Impact on Society / Mechanism, Propagation, and Terminal Effects / Historical Database / Major Pacific Tsunamis / Great Alaska Tsunami of 1964 / Tsunami Bibliographies / Tsunami Warning Systems / Real Time and Long Term Prediction and Evaluation / Tsunami Computer Movies / Miscellaneous / Research Reports/Journals / Tsunami Links Prediction / Fault Plane and Mechanism Solutions / CALIFORNIA - The Big One / THE BIG ONE / CHILE - 22 May 1960 / CHINA - Earthquakes /CHINA - Earthquake Prediction / COLOMBIA: 12 December 1979 / EL SALVADOR - 13 January 2001 /GREECE - 7 September 1999 / INDIA - 25 January 2001 / JAPAN - Major Earthquakes / JAPAN - 1995 Kobe Earthquake / MEXICO - 19 September 1985 / PAPUA - NEW GUINEA :17 July 1998 / PERU: 17 October 1966 / PERU - 23 June 2001 / PORTUGAL - The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 / RUSSIA - Kuril Islands - 4 October 1994 / TURKEY - 17 August 1999 / TURKEY - 12 November 1999 / TURKEY - Underwater Signatures of the Kocaeli Earthquake of 17 August 1999 / USA : Alaska - The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 / Source Mechanism of the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake / USA - Alaska: 9 July 1958 / USA - State of Washington - 28 February 2001 / USA - California - The Santa Barbara Earthquakes of December 1812 / VANUATU - 26 November 1999   The 15th Century B.C. Volcanic Explosion of Santorin / The Bronze Age Explosion of Santorin (Thera) / The Great Explosion of the Krakatau Volcano ("Krakatoa") of August 26, 1883, in Indonesia / Volcanos in The Pacific Basin / Volcanoes of the World- Links / Volcano Watch Satellite Images - The World's 10 most Active Volcanoes Frequently Asked Questions / Hurricane Surge Prediction - Understanding the Destructive Flooding Associated with Hurricanes / Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii- September 11, 1992 / The Bathystrophic Hurricane Surge Model / Hurricane Imagery - Tropical Cyclones The International Decade for Natural Desaster Reduction (IDNDR) - Mitigating the Impacts of Man-Made and Natural Hazards in Developing Nations / HAZARDS 98 - An Opportunity and a Challenge for Disaster Mitigation in the New Millennium / The Protection of Cultural Heitage Sites from Natural and Man-Made Disasters / Natural Disasters in Oceania NEW BOOK - THE BIG ONE- The Next Great California Earthquake now available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other major bookstores. It can be also ordered by contacting directly Aston Forbes Press.                         OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS (©) Copyright 1963-2001 George Pararas-Carayannis / all rights reserved / Information on this site is for viewing and personal information only - protected by copyright. Any unauthorized use or reproduction of material from this site without written permission is prohibited. Web Site Created By Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis / Copyright © 2000. All Rights Reserved