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Probing California’s Coastline to Unearth Traces of Paleotsunami: Implications for the Next USGS Multi-Hazards Scenario
By Robert Leeper Paleotsunami data along the California coast are rare and the data that do exist are limited to northern California. For a better understanding of the tsunami threat throughout central and southern California, prehistoric data need to be unearthed and documented in these regions. To accomplish this, the
Posted in Earthquake/Tsunami, Events, Tsunami Source
Tagged Pacific Wave, paleotsunami, Tsunami, tsunami deposits
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Report on the 2010 Chilean Earthquake & Tsunami Response
In July 2010, in an effort to reduce future catastrophic natural disaster losses for California, the American Red Cross coordinated and sent a delegation of 20 multidisciplinary experts on earthquake response and recovery to Chile, including Dr. Lucy Jones, Chief Scientist of the USGS Multi Hazards Project. The primary goal
ShakeOut Scenario
ARkStorm Scenario
