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NLCD and Tsunami-Hazard Zones

By Land Change Science Program 2017 (approx.)
maps of land cover and tsunami hazard zones
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(left) Study area map showing 2011 NLCD in tsunami-hazard zones associated with Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes. Inset map shows the regional extent of the Cascadia subdction zone. Red box represents location of map in figure to the right. (adapted from figure 1 in Sleeter et al., 2017) (right) 50-year probability for developed land in/near tsunami-hazard zone in Humboldt County, California.

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