PubTalk 12/2014 — Ten Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

By Communications and Publishing December 18, 2014

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How geology is reducing tsunami risk

by Bruce Jaffe, USGS Research Oceanographer

Improvements in tsunamis warnings since the 2004 Indian Ocean devastation.
Is California vulnerable to tsunamis?
What is the geologic calling card of a tsunami?
How does the geologic record foretell of future tsunamis?
Lessons learned in Japan about the value of the geologic record of tsunamis.
How did the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami save lives in the 2009 South Pacific tsunami?

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01:05:56

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