Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University, 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. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµstudy suggests that the tsunami risk in East Africa could be higher than previously thought.
Ortiz processed and interpreted the grain size data using a multivariate statistical analysis method, demonstrating the deposit was composed of sediment from both terrestrial and marine origin, which supports the tsunami interpretation.
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Photo caption: Tsunami wave hitting Ao Nang in Krabi Province, Thailand. Photo by David Rydevik (email: david.rydevikgmail.com), Stockholm, Sweden, December 26, 2004.