Great news, I now have a new website to go alongside my new book about #ancienttsunamis. Very pleased with how it all looks #thetsunamiprof#newwebsite. Please check it out and let me know what you think https://t.co/JS8BGJY50M
Off to the Japan Geoscience Union annual conference 26-31 May in Chiba. Can't wait to catch up with colleagues. Co-convening a session: "Holocene paleoenvironment, paleoclimate, and paleohazards in the Pacific Islands. Also giving two talks! @JpGU#thetsunamiprof
In history: On 12 April 2022, a landslide caused by heavy rain from Tropical Storm Megi created a tsunami in Abuyog, Leyte, Phillipines. Two people were killed and dozens injured #notjustearthquakes#thetsunamiprof https://t.co/sxfcYYzbz2
In history: Large tsunami struck Ecuador/Colombia coast after 12 December 1979 Mag 7.9-8.2 Tumaco EQ. 259 died in the port of Tumaco alone (photo: Tumaco in 2021). Tsunami observed in Japan, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Mexico #tsunamiresearch#thetsunamiprof
In history: Norway, 13 September 1936 ~1,000,000 m3 landslide off Mount Ramnefjell fell into Loenvatnet Lake generating a 70 m tsunami that killed 74 people. This occurred 31 years after a similar incident and led to near total abandonment of the area #landslidetsunamis
Absolutely brilliant visit to the Atacama Coast again with @GVargasEaston & Diego Salazar. More superb tsunami deposits. Onwards and upwards! Next time maybe Peru as well with new colleagues. Gracias for such a worthwhile trip
Absolutely brilliant visit to the Atacama Coast again with @GVargasEaston & Diego Salazar. More superb tsunami deposits. Onwards and upwards! Next time maybe Peru as well with new colleagues. Gravitas for such a worthwhile trip
Random tsunami photo: Le Bons Bay - One of Aotearoa/NZ's best tsunami deposit sites. Visited for just 2 hours back in 2012 - so much more to see but no time. Never had a chance to revisit BUT surprisingly, no one else has ever done any research there.
@Jamienzherald A staggeringly short-term "fix" and one that will rip the very heart out of Aotearoa/New Zealand's geoscience community. VUW has world-leading Natural Hazard experts - experts that the country needs more than ever as even the very recent past has shown.