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SUMMARY:Maths and Natural Disasters - Professor Herbert Huppert\, Institut
 e of Theoretical Geophysics\, University of Cambridge
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DESCRIPTION:The Earth is a beautiful place\, yet it is struck by earthquak
 es\, hurricanes\, floods\, volcanoes\, tsunamis and\, most recently\, clim
 ate change. Because the energy in natural events far exceeds that availabl
 e to mankind\, little can be done either to stop or to alter the occurrenc
 e of such events. However\, can they be accurately forecast\, with a view 
 to mitigating the associated hazards? The lecture will concentrate on desc
 ribing what we understand about these natural disasters and how mathematic
 al reasoning contributes to this understanding.  A few desktop experiments
  will be performed during the lecture  all guaranteed risk free!
LOCATION:MR2\, Mathematical Sciences\, Centre for
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