Extreme Natural Hazards
- đ¤ Speaker: Herbert Huppert FRS, Professor of Theoretical Geophysics and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, University of Cambridge
- đ Date & Time: Tuesday 25 November 2008, 20:00 - 21:00
- đ Venue: Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road
Abstract
Prof Huppert, expert in fluid mechanics and their application in the Earth Sciences, will explain the scientific background to earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions etc. with a series of fascinating, live experiments. Along the way, he will illustrate their radically different consequences on the developed and developing countries.
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Herbert Huppert FRS, Professor of Theoretical Geophysics and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, University of Cambridge
Tuesday 25 November 2008, 20:00-21:00