James Goff

Professor & author traveling the world documenting #naturalhazards #tsunamis #storms #earthquakes #thetsunamiprof

[James Goff @ProfJamesGoff]

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

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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

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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

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@elprofesapbe Thanks Pedro, always helpful to see the process in action in real life and not just in my brain!

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@arohataupo No record of the event in Aotearoa/NZ - wave energy probably focussed to NW from Ecuador/Colombia, not SW

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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

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Japanese edition of Tsunami book co- written with Walter Dudley is now out! Very pleased with final product @profjamesgoff #tsunami

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In Suva, Fiji - off tsunami hunting with Prof Kazu Goto and team. Nice to be back out in the field! @unitokyo #tsunamihunting

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@HelmerMurray Excellent movie, well worth watching!

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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

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@ervelascoreyes So glad you are enjoying it - good luck with your final year!

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@ActiveFaults @geastonvargas Hi Klaus, this is probably a traction bed but this site was not studied in detail on the day - too much work to do elsewhere! A further visit is planned to this amazing location #atacama #paleotsunami @geastonvargas

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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

[James Goff @ProfJamesGoff]

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

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@Josgonal @geastonvargas Great team, great weather, lovely deposits!

[James Goff @ProfJamesGoff]

@DisasterHimbo I really hope you enjoy it!

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@athimfikili In this case, yes they do - depends on sediments available for transport along with other things!

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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.

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As you say David - great to be involved. What a team!

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@witeksz Have a great time Witek- wish I was there!

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@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.