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Study of a 1,000-Year-Old Tsunami in Indian Ocean Reveals Previously Unknown Hazards for East Africa

Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology at 51±¬ÁÏ, was part of an international team of researchers that co-authored an article about a deadly tsunami that occurred about 1,000 years ago in Tanzania. The study suggests that the tsunami risk in East Africa could be higher than previously thought.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Joseph Ortiz , Research and Science , Tsunami , Indian Ocean , East Africa , Tanzania , Sediment , Environmental Science & Design

Study of a 1,000-Year-Old Tsunami in Indian Ocean Reveals Previously Unknown Hazards for East Africa

Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology at 51±¬ÁÏ, was part of an international team of researchers that co-authored an article about a deadly tsunami that occurred about 1,000 years ago in Tanzania. The study suggests that the tsunami risk in East Africa could be higher than previously thought.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Joseph Ortiz , Research and Science , Tsunami , Indian Ocean , East Africa , Tanzania , Sediment , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute