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net Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:36 AM To: Peninsula Astronomical Society; San Mateo County Astronomical Society Subject: Tsunami talk Dear Friends: Although this is not about astronomy, it definitely is about planetary science. The Great Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami of Christmas Day last year was the most destructive single natural disaster in all of recorded history. Ed Geist, Bruce Jaffe, and Brian Atwater of the US Geological Survey will be giving a free lecture on the geophysics of tsunamis today, Thursday, June 30 at 7:00PM at the USGS Menlo Park campus at 345 Middlefield Rd. A Having heard Mr Geist, in particular, speak about this subject at Lockheed, I can tell you that few people in the world know tsunamis as well as he does. This will be the ideal lecture for those who want to get past the undeniable carnage and tragedy to understand the science behind this phenomenon.
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