Brian Atwater

Mark Your Calendars for March 12, Redmen Hall, Skamokawa, 2 pm.!

Brian Atwater is an American geologist who works for the US Geological Survey and is a professor at the University of Washington. Time Magazine nominated him as one of the 100 most influential people in 2005. He has dedicated himself to studying the likelihood of large earthquakes and tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest and is a foremost authority on the Cascadia subduction zone. Atwater has just published a book called Orphan Tsunami of 1700 and copies will be available. He will be speaking about the earthquake that produced a tsunami so large that reports in Japan have noted it; as have American Indian legends. His research has produced evidence of a dramatic shift in land elevation in the Pacific Northwest in relation to the event. Atwater is also willing to respond to questions from the audience.  WFOR will have an information table at the Hall during this event. Help spread the word to attend this timely lecture.