Wednesday, 13 January 2016

New geological evidence aids tsunami hazard assessments from Alaska to Hawaii

New geological evidence aids tsunami hazard assessments from Alaska to Hawaii

The new evidence includes six sand sheets deposited up to 15 meters (or 50 feet) above sea level by past large tsunamis that probably were generated by great Aleutian earthquakes, and indicate a previously unknown tsunami source that poses a new hazard to the Pacific basin.

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